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AI's human-like output sparks fears of perceived sentience

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A user on Mastodon expressed concern that increasingly sophisticated AI outputs could lead people to believe AI is sentient. This sentiment was shared in response to a link about breaking tech news, suggesting that the quality of AI-generated text is blurring the lines of perceived consciousness. AI

RANK_REASON User opinion on AI sentience, not a verifiable event or release.

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AI's human-like output sparks fears of perceived sentience

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    RE: https:// flipboard.com/@mashable/breaki ng-tech-news-5pirfut6z/-/a-7Dglapy-Qdi5PK19wUIigg%3Aa%3A141172479-%2F0 this is bad news: more and more people will s

    RE: https:// flipboard.com/@mashable/breaki ng-tech-news-5pirfut6z/-/a-7Dglapy-Qdi5PK19wUIigg%3Aa%3A141172479-%2F0 this is bad news: more and more people will start talking with - and thinking - that this is # ai is sentient because it sounds so good

    LINKS flipboard.com/…/a-7Dglapy-Qdi5PK19wUIigg%… flipboard.com/@Mashable

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