A conceptual and normative working paper distinguishing AI operational harm, possible AI welfare, and the independent justification of changes in operational authority. Includes conditional propositions, a constructed decision example, effective-control analysis, and a prospective evaluation protocol. No empirical consciousness estimates or experimentally validated governance results are claimed.
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