sophont

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Definition of sophont in English English dictionary

An intelligent being; a being with a base reasoning capacity roughly equivalent to or greater than that of a human being. The word does not apply to machines unless they have true artificial intelligence, rather than mere processing capacity

Reflection on the nature of sapience, and the ubiquity of violence among sophonts?.

An intelligent being; a being with a base reasoning capacity roughly equivalent to or greater than that of a human being. The word does not apply to machines unless they have true AI, rather than mere processing capacity

Etymology

() First used in the 1966 works by Poul Anderson, coined by his wife Karen Anderson. See σοφός.