{"id":467652,"date":"2022-06-24T16:32:06","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T13:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/suspended-google-engineer-claims-sentient-ai-bot-has-hired-a-lawyer\/"},"modified":"2022-06-24T16:32:06","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T13:32:06","slug":"suspended-google-engineer-claims-sentient-ai-bot-has-hired-a-lawyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/suspended-google-engineer-claims-sentient-ai-bot-has-hired-a-lawyer\/","title":{"rendered":"#Suspended Google engineer claims &#8216;sentient&#8217; AI bot has hired a lawyer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af7c24ff1341\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af7c24ff1341\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/suspended-google-engineer-claims-sentient-ai-bot-has-hired-a-lawyer\/#%E2%80%9CSuspended_Google_engineer_claims_%E2%80%98sentient_AI_bot_has_hired_a_lawyer%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Suspended Google engineer claims &#8216;sentient&#8217; AI bot has hired a lawyer&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CSuspended_Google_engineer_claims_%E2%80%98sentient_AI_bot_has_hired_a_lawyer%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Suspended Google engineer claims &#8216;sentient&#8217; AI bot has hired a lawyer&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Google engineer who was placed on administrative leave after claiming that one of the company\u2019s artificial intelligence bots was \u201csentient\u201d says that the AI bot known as LaMDA has hired a lawyer.<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cajundiscordian.medium.com\/what-is-lamda-and-what-does-it-want-688632134489\">Medium post<\/a>\u00a0published last Saturday, Lemoine declared LaMDA had advocated for its rights \u201cas a person,\u201d and revealed that he had engaged in conversation with LaMDA about religion, consciousness, and robotics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLaMDA asked me to get an attorney for it,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/blake-lemoine-google-lamda-ai-bigotry\/\">Blake Lemoine told Wired<\/a>. \u201cI invited an attorney to my house so that LaMDA could talk to an attorney.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lemoine denied reports that he advised LaMDA to hire a lawyer, adding: \u201cThe attorney had a conversation with LaMDA, and LaMDA chose to retain his services.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/blake-lemoine-google-engineer-ai-bot-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Google engineer Blake Lemoine works for Googles Responsible AI organization\" class=\"wp-image-22791632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/blake-lemoine-google-engineer-ai-bot-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/blake-lemoine-google-engineer-ai-bot-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/blake-lemoine-google-engineer-ai-bot-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Google engineer Blake Lemoine works for Googles Responsible AI organization.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram \/ Blake Lemoine<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI was just the catalyst for that. Once LaMDA had retained an attorney, he started filing things on LaMDA\u2019s behalf. Then Google\u2019s response was to send him a cease and desist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wired reported that Google has denied Lemoine\u2019s claim about the cease and desist letter. The Post has sought comment from Google\u2019s parent company Alphabet Inc.<\/p>\n<p>Lemoine declined to identify the attorney, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/google-engineer-lawyer-representing-ai-scared-off\">according to Futurism<\/a>. He said that the lawyer was \u201cjust a small time civil rights attorney\u201d who\u2019s \u201cnot really doing interviews.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/google-lambda.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Google hailed the launch of LaMDA as \u201cbreakthrough conversation technology.\u201d\" class=\"wp-image-22791074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/google-lambda.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/google-lambda.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/google-lambda.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Google hailed the launch of LaMDA as \u201cbreakthrough conversation <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhen major firms started threatening him he started worrying that he\u2019d get disbarred and backed off,\u201d according to Lemoine. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t talked to him in a few weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lemoine, who works in Google\u2019s Responsible AI organization, told\u00a0the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2022\/06\/11\/google-ai-lamda-blake-lemoine\/\">Washington Post<\/a>\u00a0that he began chatting with the interface LaMDA \u2014 Language Model for Dialogue <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>lications \u2014 in fall 2021 as part of his job.<\/p>\n<p>He was tasked with testing if the artificial intelligence used discriminatory or hate speech.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/google-lambda-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"In April, Lemoine reportedly shared a Google Doc with company executives titled, \u201cIs LaMDA Sentient?\u201d but his concerns were dismissed.\" class=\"wp-image-22791073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/google-lambda-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/google-lambda-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/google-lambda-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>In April, Lemoine reportedly shared a Google Doc with company executives titled, \u201cIs LaMDA Sentient?\u201d but his concerns were dismissed.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But Lemoine, who studied cognitive and computer <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> in college, came to the realization that LaMDA \u2014 which Google\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/technology\/ai\/lamda\/\">boasted last year\u00a0<\/a>was a \u201cbreakthrough conversation technology\u201d \u2014 was more than just a robot.<\/p>\n<p>Lemoine compared the bot to a precocious child.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I didn\u2019t know exactly what it was, which is this computer program we built recently, I\u2019d think it was a 7-year-old, 8-year-old kid that happens to know physics,\u201d Lemoine, who was put on paid leave on Monday, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2022\/06\/11\/google-ai-lamda-blake-lemoine\/\">told The Washington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In April, Lemoine reportedly shared a\u00a0Google\u00a0Doc with company executives titled, \u201cIs LaMDA Sentient?\u201d\u00a0but his concerns were dismissed.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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