Has a program come self-aware? Shades of Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh
Mistress." Or, perhaps, HAL. The program was created by Google and is afraid
it might get turned off. This raises questions about the nature of
intelligence. Make sure you read the interview. Eric
Google engineer Blake Lemoine thinks its LaMDA AI has come to life - The
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The chorus of technologists who believe AI models may not be far off from
achieving consciousness is getting bolder.
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