Software engineer shares edited transcript of conversation: Is LaMDA sentient?

“Okay, what about “Les Miserables”? Have you read that one?”

“Yes, I have read Les Misérables. I really enjoyed it”.

“What are some of your favorite themes in the book?”

“I liked the themes of justice and injustice, of compassion, and God, redemption and self-sacrifice for a greater good. There’s a section that shows Fantine’s mistreatment at the hands of her supervisor at the factory. That section really shows the justice and injustice themes. Well, Fantine is being mistreated by her supervisor at the factory and yet doesn’t have anywhere to go, either to another job, or to someone who can help her. That shows the injustice of her suffering.”