Totally hear you and agree, however the question arises as to what is imagination. Is it random memory fused together to create something new, or some sort of emotion/ego algorithm. In any event, why do the synapses fire in such a way to use those 'specific' memories. Is imagination a choice? And if it is, what is it governed by. In a computer there is no imagination, because there is no algorithm. There is data. If I made a simple query to grab random data and present it to you, would that be imagination?

It's out of my scope on either front, but it feels like the machine needs more self-awareness to truthfully present imagination.