Well, sort of, but functional-information is a specifically defined term that you can google. "Advanced" is vague and in this context not very helpful. functio

Well, sort of, but functional-information is a specifically defined term that you can google. "Advanced" is vague and in this context not very helpful. functional information is basically the amount of data (bits) necessary to explain all the possible functions matter can perform based on its unique configuration (in contrast to random). I am sure I partially butchered this explanation... but hopefully its close enough to catch my drift. Life is optimized to process and learn from the real world, and it is insanely efficient at it and functional-information dense. (It might even be at the theoretical limit) Our most advanced technology is still 4-5 orders of magnitude behind it. The capabilities of your iPhone are extremely narrow when compared to a handful of dirt. To you it may seem the opposite, but you are probably mixing up utility to you with functional capability. Your iPhone is has more functional utility to you, but the same amount dirt has way more general functional utility. (Your iphone isn't capable of self-replication, self-repair, and self-nonself distinction aka autopoiesis)