Suspended Google Engineer Says AI Chatbot Is Sentient
WSJ Tech News Briefing - A podcast by The Wall Street Journal
A software engineer at Google claims the company has developed an artificial intelligence chatbot that is sentient. Google has dismissed the claims, and suspended the engineer. What made the employee believe this system has gained consciousness and deserves the same rights as humans? WSJ reporter Patrick Thomas joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss what’s behind the assertion and what it means for AI development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices