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@oiioxford shared
On Jun 14, 2022
RT @SandraWachter5: Great piece @Hamilbug @graceihle @BusinessInsider plus quote from me @OxGovTech @oiioxford https://t.co/TFQVAwNWIE
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Google engineer believed chatbot had become an 8-year-old child. Experts say it's not sentient — just programmed to sound 'real'

Google engineer believed chatbot had become an 8-year-old child. Experts say it's not sentient — just programmed to sound 'real'

Google engineer dismissed after claiming LaMDA AI is sentient. Seven experts told Insider it's unlikely — if not impossible.

@cccalum shared
On Jun 12, 2022
Chatbots are getting much, much better. There are going to be lots of lots of false alarms like this. https://t.co/5L2dGxrPem
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Read the conversations that helped convince a Google engineer an artificial intelligence chatbot had become sentient: 'I am often trying to figure out who and what I am'

Read the conversations that helped convince a Google engineer an artificial intelligence chatbot had become sentient: 'I am often trying to figure out who and what I am'

Blake Lemoine published conversations with the AI, which he called a "person," but Google said the evidence doesn't support his claim of sentience.

@singularityblog shared
On Jun 13, 2022
Google places an engineer on leave after claiming its #AI is sentient but a complex model is likely just a complex model... for now. https://t.co/Zm6UQs09mZ
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Google places an engineer on leave after claiming its AI is sentient

Google places an engineer on leave after claiming its AI is sentient

Blake Lemoine, a Google engineer working in its Responsible AI division, revealed to The Washington Post that he believes one of the company's AI projects has achieved sentience..

@guardiantech shared
On Jun 13, 2022
Google engineer says AI bot wants to ‘serve humanity’ but experts dismissive https://t.co/GH8gDX2QSh
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Google engineer says AI bot wants to ‘serve humanity’ but experts dismissive

Google engineer says AI bot wants to ‘serve humanity’ but experts dismissive

Blake Lemoine claims of sentience for artificial intelligence bot described as ‘ball of confusion’ by Steven Pinker

@guardiantech shared
On Jun 14, 2022
Labelling Google’s LaMDA chatbot as sentient is fanciful. But it’s very human to be taken in by machines | Toby Walsh https://t.co/lXYOuNWIDr
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@IEET shared
On Jun 13, 2022
RT @Catrambo: It's started. https://t.co/yYJSPkZGHc
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Google Engineer On Leave After He Claims AI Program Has Gone Sentient

Google Engineer On Leave After He Claims AI Program Has Gone Sentient

Artificially intelligent chatbot generator LaMDA wants “to be acknowledged as an employee of Google rather than as property," says engineer Blake Lemoine.

@j2bryson shared
On Jun 15, 2022
@Google @GoogleAI @rossjanderson @halhod If anyone hasn’t read the @washingtonpost version, here’s a gift. Great stuff from @mmitchell_ai here. And good portrait of who would want to have faith in a mirror image. https://t.co/gz3oQ1gcy0
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AI ethicists warned Google not to impersonate humans. Now one of Google’s own thinks there’s a ghost in the machine.

AI ethicists warned Google not to impersonate humans. Now one of Google’s own thinks there’s a ghost in the machine.

The chorus of technologists who believe AI models may not be far off from achieving consciousness is getting bolder.

@wimlds shared
On Jun 14, 2022
RT @emilymbender: And the bad applications of so-called "AI" continue. Apparently AI21 labs claims this will help people understand the limitations of AI, but that seems extremely unlikely. https://t.co/qqe93Qf7SF
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This AI model tries to re-create the mind of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

This AI model tries to re-create the mind of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The model, called Ask Ruth Bader Ginsburg, is based on 27 years of Ginsburg’s legal writings and speeches on the Supreme Court.