The OP later posted this:
By the breath of life, I meant the human spirit.
...which was followed by comments about "artificial life," the "soul," etc.
So the responses in this thread have largely become red herring stuff. The precise definition of "spirit" is not relevant. Rather, the relevant issue is whether or not an object (e.g. A.I.) can have a (
any) spirit.
Recall in Exodus chapter 7 where Pharaoh's magicians, using "enchantments... cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents." This illustrates that any object (e.g. a rod or A.I.) that is appropriated by an authority can also then be consecrated by that authority to serve the purposes of that authority. Satan is such an authority; in fact, he is the prince of the power of the air, aka the airwaves, "the cloud."
To further illustrate, in the deliverance ministry, I have had numerous encounters with supernatural entities which had manifested themselves because of the presence of physical objects that had been consecrated to Satan. It's but one reason why we are cautioned about graven images. Images or objects don't need "God's breath" to be used as wicked devices.
We don't question that unclean spirits aka demons can inhabit animate objects (e.g. the Gadarene madman and the herd of swine). But some have angst about those same demons being able to inhabit, for example, inanimate objects e.g. technology such as A.I. In the world of the supernatural, THERE IS NO NECESSARY DISTINCTION DRAWN between animate and inanimate. IOW, it does not matter if such is the result of "artificial animation" or God's breath.
Anything, "living" or not, can be appropriated by one with authority to do so, to effect a spiritual consequence. And looking around lately, it's a no-brainer to spot the demonic fruit being generated by "A.I."
Further, there are several classes of angels; not all of them are "good" and not all of them have wings. The wingless bad guys seek embodiment to more effectively act out their wicked nature, which is why they prefer animate objects such as people (or even pigs). But with the current state of ubiquitous high-technology, Satan is doubtless getting more saturation through the likes of A.I. than he could ever get through mankind alone.
Where most of us fall down on this, is that we have not been taught how to effectively wage spiritual warfare. Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God. Back then, Moses knew how to use his authority (via an inanimate rod) to effect an animated reality. Presently, "Christianity" is in freefall because we don't know how to "try the spirits."
