Leon Gordon is a leader in data analytics, a current Microsoft MVP based in the UK and a partner at Pomerol Partners. Sentience is the ability to feel and perceive self, others and the world.

According to a report in the Washington Post, the developer identifies as a Christian and he believes that the machine has something akin to a soul — that it’s become sentient. As is always ...

But before we get there, there’s one question that towers over all others: Would we truly recognize if a machine became sentient? AI becoming self-aware has long been a theme of science fiction.

But those wondering how society might react if a sentient machine is ever built already have examples to consider. Most people believe that monkeys and great apes are sentient, not to mention ...

Will AGI be sentient? Not necessarily. Intelligence and sentience are not the same thing. While definitions of AGI vary greatly, it is possible to build a highly intelligent machine without it ...

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