Is There a Relationship Between Being Alive and Being Intelligent?

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I do think that there can very well be artificial things, which we would not classify as alive. Now, do we classify them as having intelligence? If you have a computer that can play tic-tac-toe and will always win, is that having intelligence? Who cares? It's an ability,. The computer I wouldn't classify as alive just because it could win in tic-Tac-toe. Let's not be tricked into thinking these words have meanings even before we start thinking about them. So there's a lot going on here.

Welcome to the October 2022 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). We take questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable number — based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questions themselves are good — and sometimes group them together if they are about a similar topic. Enjoy!

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