MORE THAN A MACHINE Episode 3 : What Does It Mean to Be Sentient?led project

Send us Fan MailWhat Does It Mean to Be Sentient?As AI becomes increasingly human-like, could we reach a point where people form relationships with machines rather than simply use them? The image of a man facing an apparently human female AI captures the unsettling question at the heart of this episode: is there really someone behind the machine?We explore the difference between the brain, mind, consciousness, sentience and conscience, and consider whether an AI that speaks of love, fear or pain actually experiences those things. Drawing on Christian understandings of the soul and spirit, we ask an even deeper question: Could a machine ever truly become a person—or merely become extraordinarily good at appearing to be one?