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:
https://cajundiscordian.medium.com/is...
https://cajundiscordian.medium.com/wh...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/techno...
Comments