sentience

One of the world's foremost futurists is arguing that some AI chatbots exhibit glimpses of sentience — but that doesn't mean they're fully conscious yet.

Wake Up

More and more people are saying this. 

Nick Bostrom Says AI Chatbots May Have Some Degree of Sentience

Consciousness is one of the biggest questions within the field of artificial intelligence. To some it's science fiction; to others, it's a goal.

Beep Boop

"If we can create a machine that will have consciousness on par with a human, this will eclipse everything else we've done."

Scientists Say They're Now Actively Trying to Build Conscious Robots

Google engineer Blake Lemoine says the AI program called LaMDA is sentient and retained a lawyer for itself. Lemoine says LaMDA is a sentient person.

Monkey See

"Once LaMDA had retained an attorney, he started filing things on LaMDA’s behalf."

Google Insider Claims Company's "Sentient" AI Has Hired an Attorney

The United Kingdom has added an amendment to their animal welfare law that says that invertebrate creatures such as octopuses and squids are sentient.

Octopus's Garden

The country says the creatures can feel "pain, pleasure, hunger, thirst, warmth, joy, comfort and excitement."

United Kingdom Declares Octopuses, Squids Are Sentient Beings

What are the numbers and math behind AI sentience?

The Most Important Question Underlying Artificial General Intelligence Research – Is Math Real?

It's only a matter of time before we see robots that exhibit similar qualities to the human mind.

What Will The Rise of Conscious Machines Mean for Human Beings?

Should rights be determined by your species? Your intelligence level? 

What Rights Should We Give to Sentient Robots?

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