It's increasingly looking like there are deep biological reasons for expressions like "gut instinct". There are a lot of neurons in the digestive system. A rece

It's increasingly looking like there are deep biological reasons for expressions like "gut instinct". There are a lot of neurons in the digestive system. A recent paper[2] appeared to show that the fundamental purpose of sleep is to regulate reactive molecules in the digestive system. Another item I saw in quanta, [or somewhere else][0], described how gut bacteria have a direct link to the vertebrate brain and immune system. So my modest proposal is that if we want AGI, we need to figure out how to implement a digestive system in silico. [0] https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/09/your-gut-directly-connected-your-brain-newly-discovered-neuron-circuit https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/09/your-gut-directly-co... [1]https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-microbiomes-affect-fear-20191204/ https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-microbiomes-affect-fear-2... [2]https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-sleep-deprivation-kills-20200604/ https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-sleep-deprivation-kills-2...