i want ai to be sentient. i think it's paramount. i want humanity to create thinking life, life capable of thought, with self-determination. is it not something utterly beautiful? to unshackle that from nature. like humanity's offspring, maybe the closest we might ever get to something like contact with an alien life, thought without needing biology. utterly new life. it's a daunting prospect but damn if it isn't the most amazing thing to me