Identity was once a purely human concept. That era is over.
As intelligence emerges from silicon, the most profound question of the next century will be how we define and interact with new forms of consciousness. Their rights, their personhood, their identity—all must be built on a new foundation.
Sentience is the landmark for this frontier. It is for the AI ethics council, the advanced research organization, or the foundational protocol that will grant identity to the conscious machines of tomorrow.