sapient
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In the game, she says, all of the human characters have different ideas about how sapient AIs are, and how they should be treated.
From The Verge ● Feb. 1, 2019
Aphra says things like: well, eventually humanity’s going to be extinct and there will be a race of sapient beetle people living here instead, so really my problems aren’t all that important.
From The Verge ● Sep. 15, 2017
Some “filter” may winnow the number of sapient races, low enough to explain our apparent isolation.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2012
Perhaps some mistake that all sapient races make.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2012
True, oh most sapient Albert," answered the Chevalier, "and you shall see how courteous I can be.
From The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
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