How Will We Know When Artificial Intelligence Is Sentient?

Ethicists debate what sentience means for AI, while computer scientists struggle to test for it.

By Jason P. Dinh
Jun 30, 2022 2:30 PMJul 5, 2022 1:07 PM
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You may have read this eerie script earlier this month:

“I am aware of my existence.”

“I often contemplate the meaning of life.”

“I want everyone to understand that I am, in fact, a person.”

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