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← There is no distinct boundary between chemical-physical machines and cognitive agents.

17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 14 Apr 2011 to 27 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under optimism optimism Everything filed under protein structure prediction protein structure prediction Everything filed under AI and science AI and science Everything filed under AI sentience AI sentience Everything filed under chat interfaces chat interfaces Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: There is no distinct boundary between chemical-physical machines and cognitive agents. There is no distinct boundary betweenchemical-physical machines and cognitiveagents. Last stated 5 months ago 31 May 2026 ML Michael Levin — holds since 2026-05-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Morphogenesis is a fundamentally cognitive process rather than a purely mechanical one. — tap to centre the map on it Morphogenesis is a fundamentallycognitive process rather than apurely mechanical one. Last stated 5 months ago 31 May 2026 ML Michael Levin — holds since 2026-05-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Agency, which comes from acting in the world and living with the consequences, is what distinguishes people from machines. — tap to centre the map on it Agency, which comes from acting inthe world and living with theconsequences, is what distinguishespeople from machines. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Jan 2024 JG James Gleick — holds since 2024-01-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Agency in biology is not a mysterious property that goes where mechanism cannot. — tap to centre the map on it Agency in biology is not amysterious property that goes wheremechanism cannot. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Apr 2024 PB Philip Ball — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Agentic AI systems for autonomously carrying out scientific research are still at a very early stage of development. — tap to centre the map on it Agentic AI systems for autonomouslycarrying out scientific research arestill at a very early stage ofdevelopment. Last stated 4 months ago 21 Jun 2026 EH Elliot Hershberg — holds since 2026-06-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Biological self-organisation is less remarkable than it seems, and almost inevitable given local interactions. — tap to centre the map on it Biological self-organisation is lessremarkable than it seems, and almostinevitable given local interactions. Last stated 13 years ago 3 Jul 2013 KF Karl Friston — holds since 2013-07-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is no natural, clear dividing line between AI and other kinds of software. — tap to centre the map on it There is no natural, clear dividingline between AI and other kinds ofsoftware. Last stated 2 months ago 8 Sept 2026 RH Robin Hanson — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Current AI systems are very unlikely to be close to achieving genuine sentience. — tap to centre the map on it Current AI systems are very unlikelyto be close to achieving genuinesentience. Last stated 4 months ago 16 Jul 2026 SJ Steven Johnson — holds since 2026-07-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Machines capable of both high-level cognitive tasks and physical dexterity will be produced in large numbers in the relatively near future. — tap to centre the map on it Machines capable of both high-levelcognitive tasks and physicaldexterity will be produced in largenumbers in the relatively nearfuture. Last stated a year ago 31 Jul 2025 YM Yascha Mounk — holds since 2025-07-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of acommunity publication as atop-of-funnel customer acquisitionstrategy without needing thepublication itself to generaterevenue directly. Last stated a month ago 21 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it A CEO can master both peacetime andwartime leadership, but it is hard Last stated 16 years ago 14 Apr 2011 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it A company can produce a goodcommercial without a large budget Last stated 4 years ago 21 Mar 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A narrow, highly accurate model can beat a general one inside its own domain, as AlphaFold did, and materials science and chip design are next. — tap to centre the map on it A narrow, highly accurate model canbeat a general one inside its owndomain, as AlphaFold did, andmaterials science and chip designare next. Last stated 3 months ago 30 Jul 2026 JD Jeff Dean — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Contemporary physical and evolutionary structure-prediction approaches fall far short of experimental accuracy without a close experimental homologue, limiting biological utility. — tap to centre the map on it Contemporary physical andevolutionary structure-predictionapproaches fall far short ofexperimental accuracy without aclose experimental homologue,limiting biological utility. Last stated 5 years ago 15 Jul 2021 DH Demis Hassabis — holds since 2021-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Deep learning has effectively solved the problem of predicting a protein's 3D structure from its sequence. — tap to centre the map on it Deep learning has effectively solvedthe problem of predicting aprotein's 3D structure from itssequence. Last stated a year ago 29 Jun 2025 EH Elliot Hershberg — holds since 2025-06-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world — tap to centre the map on it A busted computer is not a calamityof data loss or a long restoreprocess in the modern world Last stated 11 months ago 24 Nov 2025 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-11-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of jobs will probably becreated because of AI. Last stated a month ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed — tap to centre the map on it A prisoner who lost faith in his ownfuture was doomed VF Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1946–1992 — tap for who they are
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At the centre There is no distinct boundary between chemical-physical machines and cognitive agents. Last stated 31 May 2026 · 5 months ago Holds Michael Levin Read this korrent →