Google fires software engineer who says AI chatbot LaMDA has feelings - ABC News

Tech giant Google has sacked a senior software engineer who published a transcript of a conversation he had with chatbot LaMDA, in which it says it has a soul and a "very deep fear of being turned off".

Google has fired a senior software engineer who says the company's artificial intelligence chatbot system has feelings. Key points:

• Google said Blake Lemoine violated its policies and his c… [+3025 chars]
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