sentient
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And a good way not to be interfered with is to claim to be sentient.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 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
Grace will eventually make an alien friend, a five-limbed spider-shaped sentient rock he names Rocky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
“I’m not! And it’d be one thing if the badger were good company. But Captain, even though you’re incapable of sentient thought or speech, you make for better conversation than that squashed skunk.”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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