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The laws of sentience
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Sentience is the ability to experience feelings and sensations. it's a pretty low bar. I think the word you are looking for is sapience.
Generally speaking sentience is self awareness when applied to the individual. Sentient self awareness is acting in one's best interest with planning and strategy that includes long term self preservation.
The question of sentience can however have a broader context at the species level. At this level, does the entire species display an altruistic self awareness where they act in the best interest of the entire species. Humans at the present fail as a sentient species. I am not the first to make this association or definition, just don't ask me to quote who exactly. I think it was Asimov in one of his short stories but I'm not certain.