This became one of my favorite big ideas when I learned of the ‘second brain’ and >100k neurons it uses to control digestion [1]. And that’s where I also get a

This became one of my favorite big ideas when I learned of the ‘second brain’ and >100k neurons it uses to control digestion [1]. And that’s where I also get a cheap sense of dread about strong AI—robots don’t digest. Along with all of the other things that differentiate human from robot, I believe the AI-apocalypse won’t be evil AI. It will be efficient, calculating and as foreign as space aliens. Boo! [1]: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/gut-second-brain/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/gut-second-brain/