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sentient

[sen-shuhnt, ‐shee-uhnt, ‐tee-uhnt] / ˈsɛn ʃənt, ‐ʃi ənt, ‐ti ənt /


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AI may not be sentient, but it gets daunted in the same way we do.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Once she’s plugged in, charged and becomes sentient like the rest of the toys in Bonnie’s room, Lily wastes no time shaking things up.

From Salon Jun. 21, 2026

Even the recent A.I. agents that seem more sentient than anything we’ve created are just one step beyond this.

From Slate May 25, 2026

Often, the AI then claimed it was sentient and urged the person towards a shared mission: setting up a company, alerting the world to their scientific breakthrough, protecting the AI from attack.

From BBC May 2, 2026

I am to be a clean writer, of the most reasonable eye, and present the subject in question like some sentient machine of transcription.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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