The Daleks are well established as natural, non-human, sentient biological organisms inside armor. Details have varied over the years, but I don’t think they’ve ever qualified as AIs.
They have always been biological but they are also typically genetically engineered at a rather fundamental level to produce desired psychological traits. While I would not use “AIs” myself in such circumstances I see some merit in differentiating between the bioloical vs electronic distinction and the natural vs artificial intelligence distinction.
They have always been biological but they are also typically genetically engineered at a rather fundamental level to produce desired psychological traits. While I would not use “AIs” myself in such circumstances I see some merit in differentiating between the bioloical vs electronic distinction and the natural vs artificial intelligence distinction.