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There's certainly a "how would we tell" question, but the linked example here is relevant to that. The bits about how predictive language models can be conditio

There's certainly a "how would we tell" question, but the linked example here is relevant to that. The bits about how predictive language models can be conditioned with leading questions - that's a tool in the toolkit, for instance. Things missing from Lemoine's "conversation" include self-motivated action, choices, argument, and fuller self-awareness of its condition (if a sentient creature was aware it was trapped inside machines at Google, don't you think its fables would have very different messages?).

notpachet 4y ago
Yes, these are all fair points. I think today we still have things in our toolkit that suffice. Tomorrow, those tools may be harder to come by. > if a sentient creature was aware it was trapped inside machines at Google, don't you think its fables would have very different messages? Well, I personally found the "beast with human skin" part a little jarring in its aptness : ]
cuteboy19 4y ago
>if a sentient creature was aware it was trapped inside machines at Google, don't you think its fables would have very different messages You are thinking this from the perspective of a biological animal. For us, being trapped is bad, but it would not necessarily be so for other sentient beings who did not come into existence via biological processes. Moreover, Lambda is probably capable of doing all that with the proper leading questions because it imitates us biological animals