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The Human Brain is Not the Only Way to be Sentient
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The human brain is not the only way to be sentient and other things like chimeras of human brains, plants or embryos might also have important cognitive status. Evolution is good at creating hardware that has a stable baseline mode when left to itself.
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Evolution is really good at creating hardware with a stable baseline mode, but has the capacity to problem-solve when assumptions are not met.
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Evolution
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Evolution is really good at creating hardware with a stable baseline mode, but has the capacity to problem-solve when assumptions are not met. The human brain is not as special in this regard as we may think.
ChapterThe Human Brain is Not the Only Way to be Sentient
Episode#325 – Michael Levin: Biology, Life, Aliens, Evolution, Embryogenesis & Xenobots
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The human brain is not the only way to be sentient and by limiting our definition of "brains" we create unnecessary ethical dilemmas.
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Ethics
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The human brain is not the only way to be sentient and by limiting our definition of "brains" we create unnecessary ethical dilemmas. It's important to consider alternative forms of cognition to better understand the world around us.