Quote from: Sir Ian Plätschisch on October 03, 2026, 08:47:18 PMWhat does the member think about whether it is possible for artificial intelligence to become sentient?

While working at the UBC Department of Computer Science I had the privilege of talking to professors who have worked with Geoffrey Hinton and Yoshua Bengio (two of the major figures in machine learning and artificial intelligence). I trust their expertise and each one described LLM behavior that was beginning to have "the appearance of sentience." Appearance is not confirmation but I think our own safety and morality demands the taking of precautions in our use and growth of these machines in case sentience emerges.

What does the member think about whether it is possible for artificial intelligence to become sentient?

I vote for @Moinul Moin

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on October 03, 2026, 06:26:36 PMHe can delegate someone to moderate in his place.

Thanks. Moinul, I hope this is what you had planned. Since I appear to be staying in the Ziu I'll post my vote soon. Also, it looks like I'll be the Leader of the Opposition (third time,quite cool) starting next month barring any unexpected Non votes.

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on October 03, 2026, 05:38:43 PMMy imminent departure from the Ziu will open up my mental energies, hopefully, for renewed attention to Talossa's only TV channel, Fora Talossa. Abbavilla Digest will be back. What I am really excited about, though, is the possibility of one TBoC contributor taping a segment for the Tastes of Talossa series...that would be fantastic.

That didn't last long. I just got back from a nice walk and was delighted at the prospect of Talossa moving forward. I still plan to get something going for FT but will be throwing things at Ziu buzzsaw too.

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC on October 03, 2026, 06:27:33 PM

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on October 03, 2026, 05:01:30 PMFolks, if you could please put parts that concern the end of the boycott into a joint statement?

No. As AD said, this is not a negotiation.

So then we won't be moving forward. I appreciate you laying out the terms. My door is open should you all decide to post the joint statement as an exercise in trust-building.

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on October 03, 2026, 05:01:30 PMFolks, if you could please put parts that concern the end of the boycott into a joint statement?

No. As AD said, this is not a negotiation.

He can delegate someone to moderate in his place.

My imminent departure from the Ziu will open up my mental energies, hopefully, for renewed attention to Talossa's only TV channel, Fora Talossa. Abbavilla Digest will be back. What I am really excited about, though, is the possibility of one TBoC contributor taping a segment for the Tastes of Talossa series...that would be fantastic.