From everything I've read on this (and his background as documented on the web), my tentative theory is that he has become perhaps a bit too excited about making himself a champion of AI rights and took the earliest opportunity he could find.
I think it's likely ultimately a quest to find a way to make a mark, and he's gotten way out over his skis in the process.
As an aside, the conversation he posted seems much more advanced than anything I've seen publicly. Not sentient, but still quite impressive.
I think it's likely ultimately a quest to find a way to make a mark, and he's gotten way out over his skis in the process.
As an aside, the conversation he posted seems much more advanced than anything I've seen publicly. Not sentient, but still quite impressive.