exactly, i refer to this myself as A.L. or ideally artificial sentience. [A.S] with the proviso: the script or algorithm that simply parses input against a dat

exactly, i refer to this myself as A.L. or ideally artificial sentience. [A.S] with the proviso: the script or algorithm that simply parses input against a database is not intelligent, or smart, it is a parser by another name. when a {insert term} can conduct thought experiments and manipulate the environment to compare to the thought experiment, that is , IMO an artificial learning. when a [system] expresses forbodings about being turned off, or upgraded this is looking like A.S. {artificial sentience]