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[ddingus]

I believe real intelligence, having independent agency is linked to an organism complex enough to be aware of what it is vs everything else.

The self.

A computer in a box lacks this. Everything we make lacks this so far.

Biotech is going to change that, IMHO.

Not sure electro mechanical can get there. At least not yet, though we are getting really good at it.