I understand the hard problem. There clearly is a continuum of "consciousness" from simple insects on up to primates & cetaceans, and the complexity of that consciousness is correlated with the structural complexity of the brain. Creating minds is just what brains do.
Anyway, I was specifically responding to the parent comment statements about the research needed, pointing out that we already have it.
Anyway, I was specifically responding to the parent comment statements about the research needed, pointing out that we already have it.