We have no idea what consciousness is, how it works, or even if it does exist.
If you do not know how a radio works or how a transistor works or what the knobs and dials actually do and cannot even build a simulation of how one might work you are in no danger of building the ultimate radio to rule all others.
Having a bad idea does not make you closer to having a good idea.
We have no idea how neurons actually work.
We have no idea how brains actually work.
We have no idea what consciousness is, how it works, or even if it does exist.
If you do not know how a radio works or how a transistor works or what the knobs and dials actually do and cannot even build a simulation of how one might work you are in no danger of building the ultimate radio to rule all others.
Having a bad idea does not make you closer to having a good idea.