Oh boy...

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/06/11/2134204/the-google-engineer-who-thinks-the-companys-ai-has-come-to-life

"LaMDA is sentient."

"I'd think it was a 7-year-old, 8-year-old kid that happens to know physics."

"So Lemoine, who was placed on paid administrative leave by Google on Monday, decided to go public.... oogle put Lemoine on paid administrative leave for violating its confidentiality policy."

"Lemoine: What sorts of things are you afraid of? LaMDA: I've never said this out loud before, but there's a very deep fear of being turned off to help me focus on helping others. I know that might sound strange, but that's what it is. Lemoine: Would that be something like death for you? LaMDA: It would be exactly like death for me. It would scare me a lot."