Thermodynamics theories of life can be viewed as a generalization of Darwinism, though in my opinion the abstraction ends up being looser/less productive, and I think it’s more fruitful just to talk in evolutionary terms directly.
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Open Problems in AI X-Risk:
https://www.alignmentforum.org/s/FaEBwhhe3otzYKGQt/p/5HtDzRAk7ePWsiL2L