Philosophy class: Google places engineer on leave after he claims group’s chatbot is ‘sentient’
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Metaphysics of mind: functionalism; Ned Block
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Google places engineer on leave after he claims group’s chatbot is ‘sentient’
Has LaMDA passed the Turing Test?
Is the Turing Test a good indicator of consciousness?
Could LaMDA behave as though it was conscious without genuinely being conscious?
How could Block’s ‘Chinese Nation’ thought experiment relate to the LaMDA story?
Jack Robertson, Queen Elizabeth’s School Barnet
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