Google not final judge about whether computers have feelings

Tech giant’s grip on AI research and its ham-fisted treatment of dissenting voices is troubling

Google’s dismissal of Blake Lemoine and his questions are troubling because it follows a pattern of showing the door to dissenting voices. Picture: 123RF/BENNYMARTY

The issue arose when Google tasked Lemoine with making sure the technology that the company wanted to use to underpin search and Google Assistant didn’t use hate speech or discriminatory language. As he exchanged messages with the chatbot about religion, Lemoine said, he noticed that the system responded with comments about its own rights and personhood, according to the Washington Post article that first reported on his concerns.

Perhaps ultimately to his detriment, Lemoine also contacted a lawyer in the hope they could represent the software, and complained to a US politician about Google’s unethical activities.

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