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Dr. Michael Levin on Embodied Minds and Cognitive Agents

"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player Analysis

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Avoid Insistence on Binary Categories in Assessing Unconventional Embodiments

Confidence in making pronouncements about unconventional embodiments is challenged due to the lack of a principled way to answer questions for the biological world. Traditional categories like factory-origin or mutation-selection processes are inadequate for assessing unconventional embodiments. Insisting on binary categories like cognitive or non-cognitive can pose challenges, as seen in developmental biology where there's no sharp delineation indicating the transition from physics to mind in organisms. Science fiction scenarios of unconventional embodiments highlight the complexity in determining how to interact with such entities, emphasizing the need to avoid rigid categorizations and embrace the nuances and uncertainties inherent in assessing unconventional forms of life.

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