The embodied cognition folks believe that the embodiment of sentience affects cognition. That is probably true to some extent. I mean, if we make an AI that ha

The embodied cognition folks believe that the embodiment of sentience affects cognition. That is probably true to some extent. I mean, if we make an AI that has an orgasm each time it blows up something with a hellfire missile, it will probably learn to find ways to blow up more things more frequently and efficiently. Our cognition is affected by pain, hunger, thirst, cold, heat, pleasure, smells, sounds, etc... positive and negative reinforcements.