Is AI sentient? Will it ever be? Join the debate.

A considerable debate was begun when a Google engineer made headlines by stating that an AI powered chatbot had become “sentient.” Few seem to agree with the Google engineer that a current embodiment of AI is sentient, but that does not make it incorrect. Many think AI will never be sentient. What do you think?
 
 
LaMDA and the Sentient AI Trap
 
https://www.wired.com/story/lamda-sentient-ai-bias-google-blake-lemoine/