Nobel laureate Szostak discusses AI robot self-evolution hypothesis
danfaggella · x · 2026-08-22
Summary of a conversation with Nobel laureate Jack Szostak. He hypothesizes a path for posthuman life evolution: AI recursively self-improves and connects to dozens or hundreds of robotic embodiments. By learning from sensor feedback, AI uses robots to build better robots. At this point, "evolution" shifts from DNA-based biological processes to the autonomous "building" and evolution of modular systems, far outpacing biological development. He believes this life process may apply to any system transcending biological evolution.
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