Of note: This is an active test of the "Free Energy Principle" [1] with seemingly supportive results.
Their definition, in the paper, of sentience is as follows:
> It is proposed that these neural cultures would meet the formal definition of sentience as being “responsive to sensory impressions” through adaptive internal processes.
Of note: This is an active test of the "Free Energy Principle" [1] with seemingly supportive results.
Their definition, in the paper, of sentience is as follows:
> It is proposed that these neural cultures would meet the formal definition of sentience as being “responsive to sensory impressions” through adaptive internal processes.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_energy_principle