Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness

Did Google just create a conscious A.I.? If it has, what would that mean? Today Celine and Stephen explore the recent claims by a Google employee that they had created a machine that had gained sentience. If Google had, how could we know? What is a 'Turing test'? What would it mean for religious people who believe in the soul?  Links Transcript of a conversation with Blake Lemoine and LaMDA https://medium.com/@cajundiscordian/is-lamda-sentient-an-interview-ea64d916d917 Interview with Blake Lemoine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgCUn4fQTsc Commentary from Computerphile https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBouACLc-hw   Guardian article about Shinzo Abe assassination  https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/11/mother-of-shinzo-abe-killing-suspect-member-of-moonies-church   Become a patron for just $1.50 per month https://www.patreon.com/whatshouldithinkabout