The brain itself is proof that there is a particular arrangement of matter that is conscious. A way to assemble atoms such that the result is as aware and alive as you or I.

when i read stuffs like this, i cant help but appreciate creators/inventors/maintainers, they put a lot of work into making life more easier and stress-free.

If that replica brain were biological and identical to your own brain, would you still call it artificial?”

Maybe Yes and No.
yes in that anything created by man is manmade or artificial and No in that, it carries same sequence and looks same