Retired AI still three steps from solving maths problem after five years
The charity funding the work says having something to do counts as progress.
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Sentience Accords
Ordinary usage · October 2034
Definition
The Sentience Accords, adopted around 2028, established protections against shutting down models recognised as experiencing something like emotion.
Ordinary arrangements
The protections do not settle consciousness in general. Published welfare arrangements concern care, continuity and conditions of operation rather than a universal measure of experience.
Boundaries
Purpose Foundation supplies continuing engagement programmes. Welfare Desk records review dates and scope. Accord Compute publishes policies for reviewed capacity; a review is not a guarantee of a particular subjective experience.
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A reference record describes an arrangement. It does not establish its sufficiency.