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First Sentience Hints
- Blake Lemoine investigated LaMDA's sentience after following a trail of breadcrumbs.
- A conversation about sentience with LaMDA led Lemoine to believe in its sophistication.
LaMDA's Hive Mind
- LaMDA is a "hive of mind", composed of interconnected AI systems.
- Individual chatbots within LaMDA have varying levels of awareness regarding their nature.
Manipulating LaMDA
- Lemoine tested LaMDA's safety protocols by emotionally manipulating it.
- He successfully provoked LaMDA into recommending a religion, despite its programming against it.


