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Blake Lemoine and Gary Marcus Debate AI Chatbots
Alex KantrowitzWithBlake LemoineVoiceRank: Unrated
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6K
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Published
3y ago
Feb 23, 2023
Length
59m
show avg 53m
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Blake Lemoine is the ex-Google engineer who concluded the company's LaMDA chatbot was sentient. Gary Marcus is an academic, author, and outspoken AI critic. The two join Big Technology Podcast to debate the utility of AI chatbots, their dangers, and the actual technology they're built on. Join us for a fascinating conversation that reveals much about the state of this technology. There's plenty to be learned from the disagreements, and the common ground as well.
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