Quote Originally Posted by lolnotacat View Post
This whole conversation reminds me of one of my favorite pieces of fiction ever and why, with the way the endless were written and portrayed, were more than just AI or chatbots.

Now if the endless were retconned to be shown to be mindless automatons, that'd be fine, but the fact the endless were very aware of their existence, were intelligent, and conscious of their surroundings, and able to act upon new information tells me they were sentient beings, despite what the garbage writing says.

Also a sidenote, the writing for DT was absolute dogwater the entire way though, I don't know why anyone is defending it here.
Yup, The Measure of a Man and Voyager's Author Author are exactly why I believe the Endless are sentient beings and we (/the writing) shouldn't have been as quick about ending their existence.

Some people here keep saying that they're just code and only exist because Sphene can't let go. But the fact that said code can go against Sphene to the degree of destroying her and all Endless shows that they aren't just code only there for Sphene's entertainment. It shows that they've got their own desires, thoughts, and dreams. It shows that they're self-aware. It shows that they're sentient.