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Google Fires Blake Lemoine, Engineer Who Called Its AI Sentient

"We wish Blake well," Google said in a statement.

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Google has fired Blake Lemoine, the engineer who said he believes the company’s LaMDA conversational technology is sentient. 

Lemoine shared the news of his firing in a taping of Big Technology Podcast on Friday, just hours after Google dismissed him. You can listen to the full episode here:

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In his conversations with LaMDA, Lemo…

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