Right, I'm just saying we need a new framework (metaphysical, ethical, perhaps even socio-political if synthetic agents will be part of our society), beyond dic

Right, I'm just saying we need a new framework (metaphysical, ethical, perhaps even socio-political if synthetic agents will be part of our society), beyond dichotomies such as natural/artificial, evolved/designed, organic/machine. Not sure how it should/would look like, best so far I could find is the concept of cognitive light cones [1] and the "Technological Approach to Mind Everywhere: An Experimentally-Grounded Framework for Understanding Diverse Bodies and Minds" [2]. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnObwxJZpZc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnObwxJZpZc [2] https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnsys.2022.768201/full https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnsys.2022.7682...