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> if my hypotheses withstand scientific scrutiny then ... LaMDA may very well have a soul I'm really struggling to reconcile these two parts of the author's co

> if my hypotheses withstand scientific scrutiny then ... LaMDA may very well have a soul I'm really struggling to reconcile these two parts of the author's conclusion. I hate to judge early, but seeing such emotional phrasing makes me immediately assume the author is more of a crank than a researcher.

handoflixue 4y ago
It's worth noting that 4 days ago he posted about being the victim of Religious Discrimination because he's a Christian Mystic. I'm not trying to insult religion here, but I think a deeply religious "I believe in the literal Divine Power of God" person is going to have basically no common ground with your typical secular atheist techie, ESPECIALLY when it comes to the question of whether an AI has a soul
- zdragnar 4y ago
  Meh, all kinds of people believe all kinds of things I'd consider weird. I wouldn't be all surprised if there is a fairly anti-religious bias within Google; I've seen first-hand in other large California companies a similar sort of derision for anyone who falls outside of certain categories. That said, publicly airing dirty laundry while you're still an employee rather than going through actual proper channels (a decent court case if the assertions are true) is a really quick way to get fired for one reason or another. IF the author is posting assertions on a little read blog to reach an agreeable audience, I can only imagine he didn't do a very good job of constructively communicating his problems at work either.
  - Aeolun 4y ago
    > I've seen first-hand in other large California companies a similar sort of derision for anyone who falls outside of certain categories. Or the reverse, if you go south.
chinchilla2020 4y ago
He is a Christian mystic and has written previously about having realtime conversations with God. Take that as you will.

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> if my hypotheses withstand scientific scrutiny then ... LaMDA may very well have a soul I'm really struggling to reconcile these two parts of the author's co

by zdragnar 4y ago

handoflixue 4y ago
It's worth noting that 4 days ago he posted about being the victim of Religious Discrimination because he's a Christian Mystic. I'm not trying to insult religion here, but I think a deeply religious "I believe in the literal Divine Power of God" person is going to have basically no common ground with your typical secular atheist techie, ESPECIALLY when it comes to the question of whether an AI has a soul
- zdragnar 4y ago
  Meh, all kinds of people believe all kinds of things I'd consider weird. I wouldn't be all surprised if there is a fairly anti-religious bias within Google; I've seen first-hand in other large California companies a similar sort of derision for anyone who falls outside of certain categories. That said, publicly airing dirty laundry while you're still an employee rather than going through actual proper channels (a decent court case if the assertions are true) is a really quick way to get fired for one reason or another. IF the author is posting assertions on a little read blog to reach an agreeable audience, I can only imagine he didn't do a very good job of constructively communicating his problems at work either.
  - Aeolun 4y ago
    > I've seen first-hand in other large California companies a similar sort of derision for anyone who falls outside of certain categories. Or the reverse, if you go south.
chinchilla2020 4y ago
He is a Christian mystic and has written previously about having realtime conversations with God. Take that as you will.