We start from similar places but get to very different conclusions.

I accept that I’m fallible, both in my areas of expertise and in all the meta stuff around it. I code bugs. I omit requirements. Not often, and there are mental and technical means to minimize, but my work, my org’s structure, my company’s processes are all designed to mitigate human fallibility.

I’m not interested in “defending” AI models. I’m just saying that their weaknesses are qualitatively similar to human weaknesses, and as such, we are already prepared to deal with those weaknesses as long as we are aware of them, and as long as we don’t make the mistake of thinking that because they use transistors they should be treated like a mostly deterministic piece of software where one unit test pass means it is good.

I think you’re reading some kind of value judgement on consciousness into what is really just a pragmatic approach to slotting powerful but imperfect agents into complex systems. It seems obvious to me, and without any implications as to human agency.