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Comment by germandiago | original | For first time, a cell built from scratch grows and divides
[−]germandiago · 2026-07-01 Wed 16:26 UTC · link
That is closer to consciousness than AI will ever be. :)
[−]red75prime · 2026-07-01 Wed 16:47 UTC · link
Elan conscietal? (a pun on elan vital)
[−]namero999 · 2026-07-01 Wed 17:32 UTC · link
Definitely. An implication of several strands of idealism is that we will be able to create artificial life (with consciousness)... it will just look like biology.
[−]JanJedryszek · 2026-07-01 Wed 19:42 UTC · link
yes