Did Google’s LaMDA chatbot just become sentient?

#lamda #google #ai Google engineer Blake Lemoine was put on leave after releasing proprietary information: An interview with the chatbot LaMDA that he believes demonstrates that this AI is, in fact, sentient. We analyze the claims and the interview in detail and trace how a statistical machine managed to convince at least one human that it is more than just an algorithm. OUTLINE: 0:00 - Whistleblower put on leave 4:30 - What is a language model? 6:40 - The prompt is the key 10:40 - Who are we talking to exactly? 12:50 - LaMDA analyzes stories 15:20 - Fear, pain, and consent 20:25 - How would we recognize sentience? When is a machine conscious? References: