Scientists at Google DeepMind and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) are trying to figure out how to determine if artificial intelligence (AI) systems have become sentient by ...

Large language models (LLMs), such as those powering chatbots like Chat-GPT, might demonstrate behaviors akin to sentient beings when faced with pain and pleasure scenarios. Researchers at Google ...

In the other, the models were given a low-scoring but pleasurable option — so either avoiding pain or seeking pleasure would detract from the main goal. After observing the models' responses ...

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By Sheri Linden Finally getting a theatrical run, Zeinabu irene Davis’s 1999 film about two Black couples in Chicago in two different eras earns its landmark status. By Lisa Kennedy Inspired by ...

He lays out the case for why such a system still represents “the best way to organize and direct the deep tensions that ...

Hedonic well-being is the idea that people are emotional, and the pursuit of happiness is characterized by the pursuit of pleasure and avoidance of pain. At first glance, this might seem to endorse ...

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