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.

Socialism is better than capitalism, while Capitalism focuses on private and free market yet it fails to uphold democracy that they promise, Socialism focuses on communal ownership of resoruces.

You're conflating economic systems with political ones. Capitalism doesn't promise democracy—it promises efficiency through competition. Socialist economies have historically crushed democracy harder than any capitalist state. Which socialist nation actually delivered both communal ownership AND democratic freedom?