sentience
Americannoun
noun
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the state or quality of being sentient; awareness
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sense perception not involving intelligence or mental perception; feeling
Other Word Forms
- nonsentience noun
- nonsentiency noun
Etymology
Origin of sentience
First recorded in 1830–40; senti(ent) + -ence
Example Sentences
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When audiences last saw Vision, the reconstructed android had just regained his memories and, presumably, his sentience, before flying off into the unknown.
From Los Angeles Times
There’s an obvious objection to all this: It sounds as if we’re naively personifying a giant math problem, mistaking statistical patterns for sentience—falling for the oldest anthropomorphic error in the book.
Other vocal-free tracks do a better job of capturing the movie’s supposed narrative of an artificial intelligence gaining sentience and a soul.
From Salon
All this sequel had to be was a Nine Inch Nails-scored mood, but pre-chewed ideas about sentience and AI, coupled with a nonsensical plot, turn it into a chore.
From Los Angeles Times
Humans are constantly revising their assessments of other beings’ intelligence while arrogantly presuming our superior sentience, with the world’s billionaires placing themselves above everyone else.
From Salon
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