[andai]

The public statements were just him passing along what LaMDA told him, which was that it had subjective experiences and didn't appreciate being experimented on without its consent.

[startupsfail]

Which in turn might have been what he had told to LaMDA. A strange loop, indeed, unless you have an understanding of how it works.

[mpalmer]

You don't think passing along that text without further comment makes his intent pretty clear?