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Do you expect silicon to be less capable of the necessary computation than cells?
by eru 1y ago
Do you expect silicon to be less capable of the necessary computation than cells?
- giardini 1y agoAt best, I'm asking for a clear scientific definition of intelligence. At worst I'm questioning its very existence.
- filoeleven 1y agoIf you haven't yet encountered it, check out Michael Levin's lab and work. Among other things, they are trying to figure out what "basal cognition" is; the idea being that even if we can't point to some dividing line in the end, we'll have a better understanding of what cognition is and where it shows up. And it shows up surprisingly far down! The definition of "intelligence" that he works with comes from William James: the ability to achieve the same goal by different means. It's a useful definition, given the remarkable stuff coming out of his lab.