Applying "sentient" to insects is debatable... but yeah, I guess the first step to simulate a sentient being is to simulate any kind of being, even a relatively

Applying "sentient" to insects is debatable... but yeah, I guess the first step to simulate a sentient being is to simulate any kind of being, even a relatively simple one (although if you look at the amazing things ants or bees can do, you realize that even insect brains are very capable things)...