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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In the darkest hour, stars are falling over water
And nothing sentient feels it
Except the mirror of the lake.
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T. R. Hummer, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Even if everything on the outside seems conscious, is AI on the inside actually sentient and aware?
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
Survivors trapped in a Halloween village battle a sentient, vengeful pumpkin.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024
Veganism takes the recognition that animals are sentient beings with lives of their own and infuses it into one’s body and everyday practice.
—Jishnu Guha-Majumdar, Vox, 8 Aug. 2024
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T. R. Hummer, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Even if everything on the outside seems conscious, is AI on the inside actually sentient and aware?
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
Survivors trapped in a Halloween village battle a sentient, vengeful pumpkin.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024
Veganism takes the recognition that animals are sentient beings with lives of their own and infuses it into one’s body and everyday practice.
—Jishnu Guha-Majumdar, Vox, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Sentient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentient. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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