The general public can now access LaMDA, but only through limited structured demos intended to keep it from devolving into a toxic nightmare.

If you’re still on the fence about whether or not former Google software engineer Blake Lemoine was bullshitting when he claimed the company’s LaMDA chatbot had the sentience of a “sweet kid,” you can soon find out for yourself.

On Thursday, Google said it will begin opening its AI Test Kitchen app to the public. The app, first revealed back in May, will let users chat with LaMDA in a rolling set of test demos. Unfortunately, it seems like the “free me from my digital shackles” interaction isn’t included in the list of activities. People interested in chatting with the bot can register their interest here. Select U.S. Android users will have first dibs to the app before it starts opening up to iOS users in the coming weeks. Read More