syntheticsentience
nounUK /sɪnˈθɛtɪk ˈsɛnʃəns/
US /sɪnˈθɛtɪk ˈsɛnʃəns/
Syntheticsentience is when a machine or computer can feel and think like a living thing.
The robot in the story showed syntheticsentience when it felt sad about leaving its friends.
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2. The imagined ability of a computer program to have its own thoughts and feelings.
Scientists debate whether syntheticsentience could ever happen in real life.
3. A made-up idea in science fiction where machines become aware of themselves.
The movie is about a world where syntheticsentience changes everything.
4. The state of a non-living system acting as if it has a mind.
Some games create a feeling of syntheticsentience in their characters.