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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The guiding philosophy melds the Buddhist principles of karma—cause and effect; that bad deeds will be repaid in kind—with Bon animism, which teaches respect for all sentient beings.
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By Charlie Campbell/gelephu, Bhutan, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
The point is that AI is right now considered addicted to data (not in any sentient manner).
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
By befriending a sentient egg sandwich (voiced by Natasha Lyonne) who teaches them how to count cards, Safdie and Bert make a fortune at Mohegan Sun and return triumphantly to Sesame Street with 10 years’ rent.
—David Kamp, airmail.news, 11 Jan. 2025
Every sentient basketball fan over the age of 5 knew the Suns were going to face a long, dark winter as a result of their hyper-aggressive trades of the past two years.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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By Charlie Campbell/gelephu, Bhutan, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
The point is that AI is right now considered addicted to data (not in any sentient manner).
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
By befriending a sentient egg sandwich (voiced by Natasha Lyonne) who teaches them how to count cards, Safdie and Bert make a fortune at Mohegan Sun and return triumphantly to Sesame Street with 10 years’ rent.
—David Kamp, airmail.news, 11 Jan. 2025
Every sentient basketball fan over the age of 5 knew the Suns were going to face a long, dark winter as a result of their hyper-aggressive trades of the past two years.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Sentient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentient. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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