Last month, Blake Lemoine unveiled his theory that Google's language technology has feelings and therefore its " Google and several AI experts have denied these claims, and on Friday the company confirmed that he had been fired..

In a statement, Google said Mr. Lemoine's claims about The Language Model for Dialogue Applications (Lamda) were "

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“Therefore, unfortunately, despite the lengthy work on this topic, Blake still decided to persistently violate a clear employment and data security policy, which includes the need to protect product information,” the statement said..

Lamda is a revolutionary technology that Google says can have free conversations. This is a company tool for creating chatbots.

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Blake Lemoine started making claims last month when he said Lamda was showing signs of human consciousness.. This sparked a discussion among AI experts and enthusiasts about the progress of technology designed to mimic the human mind..

The engineer told The Washington Post his job was to check if the technology uses discriminatory language or hate speech..

He found that she exhibits self-awareness and can carry on conversations about religion, emotions, and fears.. This led Lemoine to believe that his astounding verbal abilities might also hide a mental intelligence..

Google denied his findings and he was put on paid leave for violating the company's privacy policy.

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Lemoine then posted a conversation he and another person had with Lamda to back up his claims..

In a statement, Google said it takes the responsible development of artificial intelligence " It was added that any employee concerns about the company's technology are being addressed extensively and that Lamda has passed 11 audits..

Mr. Lemoine is not the first AI engineer to publicly announce that AI technology is becoming more and more conscious..

Recall that AI was taught to finish the paintings of cult artists.