as in aware
having specified facts or feelings actively impressed on the mind
sentient of the danger posed by the approaching hurricane
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And social drinking could be advantageous for sentient communities: Among our branch of the primates, anthropologists believe that social drinking helped facilitate, or even cause, the formation of the first cities.
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Saul Elbein, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
Even the low-stakes stuff has impact, as when Kirie’s hair starts growing into sentient curls that refuse to be brushed straight.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
Adar believes that the orcs are not just sentient beings, who are capable of more than simply evil.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Despite those blaring headlines, there isn’t any AI right now that is sentient.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Saul Elbein, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
Even the low-stakes stuff has impact, as when Kirie’s hair starts growing into sentient curls that refuse to be brushed straight.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
Adar believes that the orcs are not just sentient beings, who are capable of more than simply evil.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Despite those blaring headlines, there isn’t any AI right now that is sentient.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Sentient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentient. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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