Will generative AI make ChatGPT sentient?

Lemoine, who Google has fired for claiming the unreleased AI system had become sentient, said he considers LaMDA to be his "colleague" and a "person," even if not a human. He urged for the technology to be recognized but many technical experts in the AI field have criticized his statements and questioned the scientific correctness of the matter. The hype around Google's "sentient AI" may have subsided, but Lemoine's claims till now leaves question in the mind of many.