Does Ava Have Consciousness?

In my opinion, I think that Ava does have consciousness because even though she was built and programmed she is self-aware and she conspires with Kiyoko against Nathan. Based on Nathan’s reaction to “kill” Ava in order to prevent her from escaping, this was unexpected from Ava. Ava also decides to leave Caleb there in order to be free. She used the knowledge that she gained from the internet for her own gain. I think that Caleb began to believe that Ava was more conscious than he initially thought especially when Ava uses his own joke against him and also when Ava warns him of Nathan and Caleb believes her. One might believe that Ava might have real feelings, but the movie repeatedly states that she was programmed like that. Ava learned