27 Mar sentient

A being or thing is described as sentient if it can feel or otherwise perceive, be aware or be conscious.  A sentient computer would have to be able to perceive incoming sensory stimuli, be aware of the perception process, and perform conscious functions based on perceived stimuli.
Keywords: sense
sensory
consciousness
cue
perception
understanding
References: AI programming
computing
cybernetics
ethics
expert systems
genetics
neural networks
inference
science fiction