If it did make it to court, I think Google and their lawyers will do a very good job of proving that LaMDA isn't sentient. I'm also of the opinion that Lemoine

If it did make it to court, I think Google and their lawyers will do a very good job of proving that LaMDA isn't sentient. I'm also of the opinion that Lemoine has some other goal, besides just claiming LaMDA is sentient. It does seem that at the least, he is enjoying the media attention.