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by eli_gottlieb 1344 days ago
Given that they took skin cells, cultured them to pluripotent stem cells, then convinced the stem cells to grow neurons, I don't think they grew an interoceptive cortex, basal ganglia, or other brain areas necessary for emotional experience as we know it. "Exhibit sentience" is... well, let's call it a wordplay.