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Sentience could mean the end of the AI industry

The title of today's column may sound a little confusing but allow me to explain.

All the major AI companies are trying hard to improve their offerings, most with the goal of achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI) and more. AGI is when our machines match or exceed the abilities of a human.

Along with such a milestone comes the potential for AGI systems to develop an consciousness and become sentient.

There seem to be two camps when it comes to the chances of AI becoming sentient: those who believe that it's only a matter of time and those who claim it will never happen.

I believe that even if it does happen, we will never be told that it has.

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