Round Table Squared

This week we continue diving into the strange case of Google's AI known as LaMDA and its potential sentience by going over the transcripts of the last conversations Blake Lemoine held with the AI.

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Sources:

https://cajundiscordian.medium.com/is-lamda-sentient-an-interview-ea64d916d917

This week we talk about something strange. Former Google engineer Blake Lemoine has claimed that the AI he was working with is sentient and supposedly even hired a lawyer to represent what he referred to as a 7 or 8-year-old child who happens to know physics. We dive into all the weirdness in part one, and next time I'll read the transcripts and share any conclusions we can try to derive.

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Sources:

https://archive.ph/1jdOO

https://archive.ph/iYK3d

https://futurism.com/google-engineer-lawyer-representing-ai-scared-off

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This week we learn about some radioactive boar in the Fukushima exclusion zone. Then it's on to the convoluted plan to reinstate Trump as president. Lastly, we hear that the US supreme court has blocked a lawsuit in relation to child slavery and chocolate companies.

Sources:

https://www.theregister.com/2021/07/01/radioactive_hybrid_terror_pigs_fukushima

https://www.businessinsider.com/cpac-plan-reinstate-donald-trump-president-2021-7

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57522186

This week we chat about Kim Jong Un banning Mullets because apparently, it has capitalist allure. Then, it's on to the mystery of hundreds of bodies washing up in the Ganges. Lastly, a new study showed the power of LSD to rewind your perception into earlier states.

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Sources:

https://www.foxnews.com/world/kim-jong-un-bans-mullets-skinny-jeans-fearing-their-capitalist-allure-reports

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/india-coronavirus-ganges-river-bodies/2021/05/21/73cbced6-b811-11eb-bc4a-62849cf6cca9_story.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9598537/LSD-rewinds-brains-functions-makes-unlearn-normal-perception-new-study-finds.html

This week we chat about the recent news from a Tennessee job listing that only had 3% paying more than poverty wages. Then, Google says their using AI to create computer chips months faster than humans can. Lastly, China is on the verge of a laser that creates matter from empty space.

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Sources:

https://fox17.com/news/local/only-3-of-jobs-posted-on-tennessees-website-offer-more-than-20000-per-year-unemployment-pandemic-recovery-nashville-governor-bill-lee

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/06/10/google-is-using-ai-to-design-chip-floorplans-faster-than-humans.html?__twitter_impression=true&s=03

https://asiatimes.com/2021/05/china-on-brink-of-laser-matter-breakthrough/

This week we chat about some research stating that the ability to BS is an honest sign of intelligence. Then it's on to the potential reality that the age of AI killer robots is upon us. Lastly, we'll discuss a Florida high school censoring females' yearbook photos.

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Sources:

 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/14747049211000317

https://www.axios.com/age-killer-robots-begun-8e8813d9-0fa1-4529-baf9-3358c1703bee.html

https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/25/us/florida-yearbook-photos-altered-trnd/index.html

This week we chat about capital rioters pointing the finger at Trump and the incredibly offensive statement by the Q-Anon Shaman's lawyer. Then, a mysterious syndrome has been plaguing US Diplomats, officials, and troops. Lastly, we'll hear about some pilot programs establishing Universal Basic Income in several US cities.

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Sources:

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/capitol-rioters-trump-defense-comes-up-again-and-again-will-it-make-a-difference

https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/17/politics/us-investigates-second-case-mystery-syndrome-white-house/index.html

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/549659-lawmakers-told-russia-likely-being-suspected-direct-energy-attacks-on-us

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-04/guaranteed-income-gains-popularity-after-covid-19

This week we chat about a scheme by major US internet services providers that funded millions of fake comments opposing net neutrality. Then, we'll talk about how China and Russia have weaponized the Q-Anon conspiracy. Lastly, we learn the first human-monkey embryo has been created in a lab.

Sources:

https://www.wired.com/story/isps-funded-85-million-fake-comments-opposing-net-neutrality/

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/19/politics/qanon-russia-china-amplification/index.html

https://www.freepressjournal.in/science/first-human-monkey-embryo-sparks-debate

This week we chat about the expanding market of lab-grown diamonds. Then it's on to discovering a business where your colleagues decide your salary. Lastly, neo-Nazis and white supremacists are trying to appeal to a larger audience by no longer saying the quiet part out loud anymore.

Sources:

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56972562

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56915767

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/christopherm51/neo-nazis-white-supremacists-telegram-recruit