Probably not. But the argument is not in fact a reductio ad absurdum. This is par for the course in contemporary philosophy of mind. This author, as he mentio

Probably not. But the argument is not in fact a reductio ad absurdum. This is par for the course in contemporary philosophy of mind. This author, as he mentions in the conclusion, has argued that all metaphysics of mind will have bizarre consequences according to our ordinary understanding. He remains uncommitted to whether or not the argument in question shows that the U.S. is conscious, or that materialism is false.