A lot of the accidental awakenings of AIs were probably only accidents because whoever was 'waving the equipment didn't necessarily have it in mind that the equipment wouldn't gain one when they were slathering on the goop.
Handwavium, being much like 'Cluless' in Undocumented Features as an example, likely reacts a lot to the image one has in mind when they're 'waving hardware. Granted, forcing it is probably what gains a lot of quirks when one uses brute force. But, like Noah finding out that he couldn't create androids based on characters that didn't wear glasses, one can imagine that, if one starts 'waving hardware, and strongly intends to create hardware that's AI free entirely... that 99% of the time you will get hardware that's AI free... the remaining 1% accounts for the times you happen to let your mind wander from your work.
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"You know how parents tell you everything's going to fine, but you know they're lying to make you feel better? Everything's going to be fine." - The Doctor
Handwavium, being much like 'Cluless' in Undocumented Features as an example, likely reacts a lot to the image one has in mind when they're 'waving hardware. Granted, forcing it is probably what gains a lot of quirks when one uses brute force. But, like Noah finding out that he couldn't create androids based on characters that didn't wear glasses, one can imagine that, if one starts 'waving hardware, and strongly intends to create hardware that's AI free entirely... that 99% of the time you will get hardware that's AI free... the remaining 1% accounts for the times you happen to let your mind wander from your work.
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"You know how parents tell you everything's going to fine, but you know they're lying to make you feel better? Everything's going to be fine." - The Doctor