One of the potential applications of this problem is to determine if we have a soul and what that means? Though not explained the best in my opinion it appears to me through this explanation to be asking is it a robot or a human equivalent which looks and works in a fundamentally different than us and in that is it ok to segregate it as not if "one of us" (which is part of but not entirely what this is asking us in fact the subquestion interpretations are more related to another similar but different philosophic ghost in shell question not the talos principle?) The better question to ask in my opinion for this topic and one of the things the talos principle tries to teach us is what is the difference between between intelligence consciousness and sentience. A few of the questions this can answer are Is there a soul? If so- Is it a part of realated to or disconnected from conscience thought? What is its purpose? Can we detect it? Did God give it to us or can it be scientifically explained? What is it and how does it work? Can we recreate it or have we already? If not- Does that disprove religion? What is consciousness and is it dictated on a whim, or a will and who's will is it? In conclusion I think that though related an incorrect fusion of topics caused confusion and talos addressed sentience in a dissimilar way to ask what it is, verse ghost in the shell which asks how much of us is required to remain who we are So stay on target though they do meld together they are fundamentally different questions. Hopefully I helped