The capacity for subjective experience, or sentience, is a defining feature of consciousness. An organism is considered sentient if “there is something it is like to be that organism.” 1 In his 2024 ...

Science and common sense show diverse animals are feeling beings who care about what happens to themselves and others, and ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

Let me begin by taking the position that I believe the abrupt arrival of the AI-powered Chatbots raised the larger questions of how sentience, intelligence and thinking are related. Some might even ...