But, “it is a mimicry machine, trained on text from the Internet.” If computer software actually does have feelings and emotions, Tegmark believes that it could be a bit of a headache.

Has Google created a sentient computer program? A senior software engineer at Google’s Responsible AI organization certainly seems to think so. Blake Lemoine told colleagues for months that he ...

Prognosticators debate the ethics of sentient AI versus the potential risks of the computers taking over. My hypothesis: They already have. Most people just have not realized it yet.