Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Friday it has dismissed a senior software engineer who claimed the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot LaMDA was a self-aware person. Google, which placed ...

Google has ignited a social media firestorm on the nature of consciousness after placing an engineer on paid leave who went public with his belief that the tech group’s chatbot has become “sentient”.

Google software engineer Blake Lemoine’s claim that the AI-based chatbot LaMDA is sentient has sparked significant controversy and debate. Following his assertion, Google placed Lemoine on ...

A senior Google software engineer has claimed one of the company’s most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) programs has become sentient, complete with its own feelings and desires for mutual ...

Blake Lemoine said that he was placed on paid leave on Monday after the company slammed his claim that its AI had gained sentience.