I interpreted these parts of the movie as just another very human thing Replicants do: Justify their own humanity by putting a "lesser" intelligence beneath them. Humans say Replicants aren't real, and Replicants say AI aren't real.

I think the best part of that last movie is how the human characters are all these fucking weirdos who lack almost any trait we would consider "human" like empathy and compassion; they act incredibly superficial, artificial, and manufactured. They're weird robots.

Replicants are their product, their imitation. They're like children learning from their parents; some of them exhibit human traits but others like the assistant are aspiring to be as ruthless, psychopathic, and inhuman as their masters.

And the bow on the box is the AI. She's warm, caring, and expresses genuine love and affection for K. She is in many ways the most human character in the entire film, yet she's a product, a manufactured household item.

This world has turned genuine humanity into something seen as pathetic and disposable; something only degenerates would value and want.

Brilliant fucking film.