A former AI ethicist from Google claimed that LaMDA was sentient. Through a transcript of their conversation, we explore how we form connections and the implications of big tech using this technology.

Featuring:

Alex Hanna, Ph.D. – Director of Research, DAIR Institute
Adrienne Williams – Research Fellow, DAIR Institute, Former Labor Organizer
David Chalmers – Philosopher, New York University

Words by: Blake Lemoine

Directed and Edited: Garson Ormiston
Director of Photography: Pete Quandt
Executive Producers: Camelia Sadeghzadeh, Paul Harris
Produced by BBC Reels
Producers: Allison Schroeder, Isabella Danzi
Add. Photography: Carlo Nasisse
Camera Op: Hannah Whisenant
Electric: Calvin Ryman
Grip: Hunter Reid
Composer: Ross Mayfield
Sound Designer: Paul Grant
Colorist: Brett Price
Animator: Weston Morgan, Jacob Kern

Special Thanks:
Better Mind the Computer (BBC – 1983)
Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Institution (DAIR)
Hector Muniente
Maria Luisa Santos
The Corrado Family
St. Stanislaus Kostka Church