The speaker argues for a framework that can understand and relate to diverse intelligences, regardless of their form or origin. This approach is called TAME—technological approach to mind everywhere.
Intelligence manifests in different ways and problem spaces, not just 3D space. Cells and organs exhibit intelligent behaviors in physiological and anatomical spaces.
Morphogenesis and development involve collective intelligence at the cellular level. Cells cooperate and regulate each other to form complex structures.
The body plan and anatomical structures are encoded in the bioelectrical dynamics and signaling between cells, not just the genome.
Cells can utilize different molecular mechanisms to achieve the same anatomical goal, showing top-down causation and goal-directedness.
Connecting cells electrically allows them to act as a collective that can pursue larger-scale goals and represent higher-level concepts like “eye” or “leg”.
Disconnecting cells electrically, as in cancer, causes them to lose this collective intelligence and revert to their unicellular past.
The speaker’s lab has shown they can reprogram organs and regenerate structures by manipulating the native bioelectrical interface between cells.
Evolution enlarges the “cognitive light cone” of organisms, allowing them to pursue larger goals in different problem spaces.
The speaker’s group created a novel organism called a xenobot by liberating cells from normal developmental constraints, showing cells have default capacities that evolution normally shapes.
The speaker argues for a framework that can understand and relate to diverse intelligences, regardless of their form or origin. This approach is called TAME—technological approach to mind everywhere.
Intelligence manifests in different ways and problem spaces, not just 3D space. Cells and organs exhibit intelligent behaviors in physiological and anatomical spaces.
Morphogenesis and development involve collective intelligence at the cellular level. Cells cooperate and regulate each other to form complex structures.
The body plan and anatomical structures are encoded in the bioelectrical dynamics and signaling between cells, not just the genome.
Cells can utilize different molecular mechanisms to achieve the same anatomical goal, showing top-down causation and goal-directedness.
Connecting cells electrically allows them to act as a collective that can pursue larger-scale goals and represent higher-level concepts like “eye” or “leg”.
Disconnecting cells electrically, as in cancer, causes them to lose this collective intelligence and revert to their unicellular past.
The speaker’s lab has shown they can reprogram organs and regenerate structures by manipulating the native bioelectrical interface between cells.
Evolution enlarges the “cognitive light cone” of organisms, allowing them to pursue larger goals in different problem spaces.
The speaker’s group created a novel organism called a xenobot by liberating cells from normal developmental constraints, showing cells have default capacities that evolution normally shapes.
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