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[Terminator franchise] How sentient are the Terminators?

Both the T-800 and T-1000 have overriding programming that they don't or can't deviate from - kill their target.  However, they have a lot of leeway within the programming and often seem to make spur of the moment  decisions.  They let some civilians live and kill others.  They use subterfuge sometimes and brute power sometimes.  It doesn't seem as though they're following an algorithm that gives them the best outcome toward the target, more like they're assessing the current situation and acting accordingly.  This seems pretty close to free will.  And... In Terminator: [Dark Fate], it's revealed that after its target is gone, the  T-800 basically has free will, and does things that a human in similar  circumstances might, such as starting a business and family and blending in as a human.  Would you call the Terminators free-willed?  So, are they sentient?  They're AI, yes, but a sufficiently advanced AI to have  self-awareness.  Do they have free will?

Edited to fix title. I forgot which movie was which.
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A constant theme within the Terminator Universe is the prospect of machines developing to the point they begin exhibiting more and more human traits, specifically  emotions.  The "Uncle Bob" expressed humor, concern, and empathy (all of which was made  possible after the switch over of his chip from Read-only to Read-write) 

T-1000 expressed what may be "Sadism".