Artificial Intelligence or Personhood?

We Have Concerns

Anthony Carboni/Jeff Cannata

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4.9 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2022

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Blake Lemoine, an engineer for Google’s responsible AI organization, described the LaMDA system he has been working on since last fall as sentient, with a perception of, and ability to express thoughts and feelings that was equivalent to a human child. In an extended discussion, Anthony and Jeff step through this fascinating story. Is it possible that this chatbot has achieved personhood, or is it merely an illusion?

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0:00.0	I think a Saturn games have never looked shattered.
0:17.6	This is we have the Cerns.
0:20.9	Hi Jeff Canada.
0:22.9	Hi Anthony Carvani.
0:24.5	Hello concerned citizens.
0:27.6	You know Jeff.
0:29.3	We talk a lot on this show about artificial intelligence.
0:32.0	We haven't in a little while.
0:33.6	I guess it has been a minute since we hit that topic specifically.
0:38.4	Although I thought we just talked recently about artificial intelligence making.
0:42.4	Didn't we talk about that like writing things or making songs or something?
0:45.8	I don't know man.
0:46.8	Here's the thing.
0:47.8	We haven't recorded this show in over a month.
0:52.2	I don't I barely remember what you look like.
0:55.4	You showed up on camera.
0:56.4	I was like, Oh right.
0:57.4	That's Jeff.
0:58.4	No, it is shocking to see me these days.
1:00.4	It's shocking to see anything.
1:04.2	But no, we talk a lot about AI and you know our dear dear friend and somebody we respect
1:12.2	quite a bit.
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