Tag: Biotechnology

  • The Landscape of Intelligence

    The Landscape of Intelligence

    Intelligence is not a single trait but a multidimensional landscape of specialized problem-solving strategies. From slime molds and bees to octopuses, cells, and AI, evolution has repeatedly discovered different architectures for solving challenges, revealing that intelligence emerges in many forms—not just brains like our own.

  • Artificial Consciousness and Engineered Matter

    Artificial Consciousness and Engineered Matter

    What if consciousness depends on physical properties that cannot be fully captured by computation alone? Artificial consciousness may require engineered matter, with AI serving as the tool that helps discover it.