: Re: What pronoun to use for a sentient, self aware AI? I have a sentient AI in a story. He sentience aspect is mostly an unexpected result and some characters in the story do not believe it.

How a human refers to the AI reveals how willing they are to accept the AI's sentience. If the human views the AI as a pure mechanism (in the same category as a cellphone), the person would probably use "it". At the other end of the spectrum, if the person fully accepts the AI as a sentient entity (as I accept all account-holders here on SE to be :) ), the person would probably use "they/them", or the AI's self-identified gender (if any). (Consider using this as a cue to the reader about each character's acceptance of the AI.)
As a point of comparison for non-human interaction, reflect on how how people refer to animals, based on their proximity to human behaviour and culture. For most people, their pet's gender is important, and part of their of their emotional connection. Whereas, for people who eat meat, the gender of the farmed animal may be a concept without content.

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