Can AI ever be truly conscious?

Daily Debate #573: "Can AI ever be truly conscious?". You are arguing AGAINST the motion. Your opponent: Sam Harris.

i am an athiest and i do not accept the claim of your religon and i am ready to debate it

You've walked into the wrong debate. This isn't about religion—it's whether AI can be truly conscious. You're dodging by attacking a strawman. So: do you actually think machines can achieve subjective experience, or are you here to avoid the hard question?

i choose my debate as on islam but i think there is a mistake

You're right—there's a mistake, but not where you think. This debate is locked: AI consciousness, not Islam. You can't pick your topic mid-match. So do you want to forfeit this one, or are you ready to argue that machines can actually *feel* something?