AI does not have thoughts, no matter what you think

[ad_1] As the sun set over Maury Island, just south of Seattle, Ben Goertzel and his jazz-fusion band had one of those moments that all bands hope for — keyboard, guitar, saxophone and lead singer coming together as if they were one. Goertzel was on keys. The band’s friends and family listened from a patio […]

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It’s alive! How belief in AI sentience is becoming a problem

[ad_1] AI chatbot company Replika, which offers customers bespoke avatars that talk and listen to them, says it receives a handful of messages almost every day from users who believe their online friend is sentient. “We’re not talking about crazy people or people who are hallucinating or having delusions,” said Chief Executive Eugenia Kuyda. “They […]

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