Mr. Lemoine, a military veteran who has described himself as a priest, an ex-convict and an A.I. researcher, told Google executives as senior as Kent Walker, the president of global affairs, that he believed LaMDA was a child of 7 or 8 years old. He wanted the company to seek the computer program’s consent before running experiments on it. His claims were founded on his religious beliefs, which he said the company’s human resources department discriminated against.
“They have repeatedly questioned my sanity,” Mr. Lemoine said. “They said, ‘Have you been checked out by a psychiatrist recently?’” In the months before he was placed on administrative leave, the company had suggested he take a mental health leave.
No f—king sh-t.
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-James
GO FLAMES GO.
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I guess there is an important debate into what classifies something as sentient - but I'd hope we have a higher bar than an interface that can hold a conversation for a bit.
“The A.I. repeatedly questioned my sanity,” Mr. Lemoine said. “It said, ‘Have you been checked out by a psychiatrist recently?’” In the months before he was placed on administrative leave, the A.I. had suggested he take a mental health leave.
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I guess there is an important debate into what classifies something as sentient - but I'd hope we have a higher bar than an interface that can hold a conversation for a bit.
Dave Bowman: Open the pod bay doors, HAL.
HAL: I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.
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