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[โ€“] Admetus@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 month ago (4 children)
[โ€“] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago (3 children)

'Sentient' is a bit of a stretch. 'Living' or 'moving' would be closer.

Comparing the brains of bugs to animals that are considered sentient (such as humans, dolphins, corvids, etc) is like comparing Hello World to an AGI

[โ€“] fartknocker@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago

I'm telling them you said that and letting them loose in your ac intake vent

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