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Google engineer Blake Lemoine was put on paid leave after he said the companys language model has the intelligence of an 8-year-old kid.

The engineer reportedly wanted to have a lawyer represent the chatbot program.

It’s commonly said AI is overhyped, but even so, some claims can get you in trouble. That’s the irony of a situation Google finds itself in. The company [...]

Google engineer Blake Lemoine was suspended for sharing transcripts of a conversation with the AI system LaMDA, which he claims is sentient.

Several conversations with LaMDA convinced Lemoine that the system has feelings

At issue is whether Googles chatbot, LaMDA, can be considered a person

Answer: Undetermined, but company employees could get suspended for saying so.

Company’s human resources department said he had violated Google’s confidentiality policy

Google engineer Blake Lemoine claims the company's AI chatbot "LaMDA" has gained sentience and the tech giant placed him on leave for making these claims public.

EXCLUSIVE: MailOnline spoke to AI experts to understand how machine language models work, and whether they could ever become conscious.