China Detects Alien Signals, Google Creates Sentient A.I. ... Then Both Say These Things Never Happened

If you are someone who believes in conspiracy theories, it has been a big week for you. First, an engineer at Google named Blake Lemoine claimed that Google’s language model has a soul ... and was quickly silenced. A few days later, China said their “Sky Eye” telescope detected signs of alien civilizations ... and then deleted the post. If alien civilizations were detected, or A.I. did become sentient, this seems like how it would go. Someone shares the news, and then it is quickly buried by those in power worried about the potential effects of the news. Not that I’m supporting your conspiracy theories or anything.