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TEC169: With claims that a Google AI is sentient and has a soul, Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Joanne Mercier discuss whether this is possible and what a Catholic understanding of personhood would say about this.

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• Google’s AI Is Self-Aware And Has A Soul, Suspended Engineer Says – GameSpot
• LaMDA and the Sentient AI Trap | WIRED
• Is Debating AI Sentience a Dangerous Distraction? – Slashdot
• Robots in Disguise – by JD Flynn – The Pillar
• US TikTok User Data Has Been Repeatedly Accessed From China, Leaked Audio Shows
• A New Student Movement Wants You to Log Off – Slashdot
• Lawmakers offer bill to regulate volume of commercials on streaming services | The Hill

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