Treating AI consciousness as a purely private matter, as with religious disagreement, is likely insufficient to manage the resulting political conflict.

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• Disagreement about AI consciousness is likely to arise and persist in society due to emotional bonds, theoretical considerations, and lack of expert consensus.claim0.854
  Central empirical-sociological claim motivating the paper's inquiry.
• Overlapping consensus on AI-consciousness-related policies is achievable even under persistent disagreement about AI consciousness itself.claim0.830
  Key positive claim about the tractability of the political challenge via deliberation.
• Consciousness in AI is best assessed by drawing on neuroscientific theories of consciousness.claim0.825
  Central methodological claim of the paper.
• Because no one theory of consciousness is currently dominant, assessments of AI systems should draw on multiple theories and treat their conditions as indicators rather than definitive criteria.claim0.824
  Justifies the multi-theory indicator approach rather than committing to a single theory
• If disagreement about AI consciousness arises and persists, how can society navigate this such that people continue to live well together?question0.823
  The paper's central research question.
• How should research on consciousness in AI take into account the moral significance and potential social implications of this topic?question0.823
  Outstanding question about responsible conduct of AI consciousness research
• Successful deliberation about AI consciousness requires: seeking overlapping consensus, openness to reasonable compromise, sustaining justified democratic hope, and meeting the burden of recognition.claim0.809
  The paper's concluding four-part synthesis of desiderata for navigating AI consciousness disagreement.
• Societal deliberation grounded in mutual justification, respect, and reciprocal fairness is a core solution to the political challenge of AI consciousness.claim0.807
  The paper's main positive thesis.