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Corporations and governments aren't intelligent, they are not even tangible, just concepts. It's the people operating them that are intelligent. Plants and inse
by batch12 2y ago
Corporations and governments aren't intelligent, they are not even tangible, just concepts. It's the people operating them that are intelligent. Plants and insects are interesting. I don't know if the behavior there is a result of sentience or if it just resembles intelligence, but both ideas are cool to think about.
- retrac 2y agoOrganizations are greater than the sum of their parts. To extend the insect metaphor, an ant colony has complex emergent and intelligent behaviour, far more complicated than any individual ant could be responsible for. For example when invaded, a collaborative and decentralized response from the warrior ants arises, not guided by any individual. Swarm/flock behaviour. I would argue those behaviours sometimes qualify as intelligent. And I would suggest that human societies are like this too.