Sentience
Discussion
The Three Attributes That Enable Sentience in Human Beings:
#1. A brain of adequate complexity to enable an understanding of language.
#2. A voice box complex enough for speech.
#3. Hands with opposable thumbs for recording and preserving language.
Many species have two of these attributes. Humans have all three. ㅤ
Speech is not required for sentience. Neither are opposable thumbs. I don't see the logic there.
As for a sufficiently complex brain, in that case is my CPU sentient since it has complex logical architecture and the power is on? I think not.
Using thermal paste for heat transfer implies that a CPU can feel change of temperature...hence sentience/sentire - "to feel"