I'm biting my lip because philosophy of mind is my domain, and I am one of the few philosophers that and an inclination towards the minds existence. However, I remain ontologically (what has real existence) agnostic.

Does your book go to the history of the mind body problem? What main arguments does your book have for this topic? Maybe I can help you flesh them out with a wider perspective.

AI is ruthlessly materialistic.

I remember when I was at a conference and it was my time to speak, god I can word things so well. I was going against a materialistic peer. He has a solid argumenet. However, he was intimidated by my notes that I gave to him before the conference. That was fair game, it was a polite gesture on my behalf. I opened up my speech with" dualism is the belief, that amongst the flotsam and Jetsam of the vast material world, that there is something left over, namely mind." It was humble and elegant. God, I was sharp back then.

Does your it go into epiphenomenalism?

The mind is a mystery. It has a very long beard. I'm of the belief that it's uncrackable. Even if we create machines that a conscious we will step back, scratch our heads and wonder just how we did it.