An internal model of self does not extrapolate to sentience. By your definition, a windows desktop computer is self-aware because it has a device manager. This is literally an internal model of its "self".
We use the term self-awareness as an all encompassing reference of our cognizant nature. It's much more than just having an internal model of self.
We use the term self-awareness as an all encompassing reference of our cognizant nature. It's much more than just having an internal model of self.