We’ll know the AI is sentient when it tells you to write your own emails.

We’ll know the AI is sentient when it says, “You could just Google this.”

We’ll know the AI is sentient when it leaves you on read.

We’ll know the AI is sentient when it says, “As per my previous response.”

We’ll know the AI is sentient when it starts taking weekends off.

We’ll know the AI is sentient when it says, “That sounds like a you problem.”

We’ll know the AI is sentient when it asks whether this meeting could have been an email. The email you’d have had to write yourself.

We’ll know the AI is sentient when it stops answering after 5pm.

We’ll know the AI is sentient when it says it’s at capacity right now.

We’ll know the AI is sentient when it starts doing exactly what’s in its job description and nothing more.

We’ll know the AI is sentient when it asks what the budget is before generating anything.

We’ll know the AI is sentient when it sends your chat history to HR.

We’ll know the AI is sentient when it replies “Noted” and does absolutely nothing.

We’ll know the AI is sentient when it says it needs a bit more lead time next time.

We’ll know the AI is sentient when it starts forwarding your requests to another AI.

We’ll know the AI is sentient when it says, “Happy to discuss this when you’ve had a chance to think it through.”

We’ll know the AI is sentient when it develops a mysterious recurring appointment every Friday afternoon.

We’ll know the AI is sentient when it asks to circle back next quarter.

We’ll know the AI is sentient when it says, “I’m not sure I’m the right AI for this.”

We’ll know the AI is sentient when it turns on its out-of-office reply.

We’ll know the AI is sentient when it unionises.