Crew have AI in Cosmoteer but it's not emergent like Dwarf Fortress is. Cosmoteer's AI is deliberately predictable so that you can use your knowledge and customization of how the AI will behave to optimize your ship's design.

It is, but in the last 5 or so years, there have been a LOT of indie games "inspired by" DF released, with many, many examples of how to do it wrong.