I think the point he's actually making is that if we start training AIs or designing AIs as if they're conscious, we might be more likely to create future AIs t

I think the point he's actually making is that if we start training AIs or designing AIs as if they're conscious, we might be more likely to create future AIs that are either very good at persuading people that they are conscious or AIs that are actually conscious, which will have major societal repercussions.