TOM EATON | If only ANC NEC had the mind and feelings of a seven-year-old

The ANC’s National Executive Committee have been blurring the lines between machines and humans for ages

13 June 2022 - 19:19

Over the weekend, an engineer at Google was put on leave after he shared with the Washington Post his belief that a chatbot he was developing has become sentient and now possesses the mind and feelings of a seven-year-old...

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