As with any career field, most of us often inevitably come to a crossroads of whether to keep building where we’re currently stationed or to move onto “greener” pastures. I…
I came across this topic while on google’s Instagram channel. I was intrigued by the subject matter of this article because I couldn’t understand how this issue came to be. I’ve always admired the innovation and forward-thinking of google, but I couldn’t conclude if this were a mistake or an unintended consequence of their modernism. In this article, I attempt to analyze and understand the message behind the sentient ai LaMDA.
To be considered a sentient being, by websters’ definition, requires three things:
a) Possessing the power of perception by the senses and/or conscious
b) Characterized by sensation and through consciousness
c) Descriptor for the conscious mind
By this definition, a sentient being is anything that has the power to or capabilities of perception through the five senses, consciously at that. I was surprised when I first caught wind of this story of a chatbot “developing” such abilities. I was intrigued and suspicious about this, as I couldn’t wrap my head around how that was possible.
I have had the pleasure of working in the tech field for the last 10 years. I can personally attest that it has been quite a ride. I’ve worked in…
