New preprint 'The No Body Problem' asks whether intelligence is possible without a body
AnnaCiaunica · x · 2026-09-16
Anna Ciaunica's new preprint, The No Body Problem: Intelligence and Selfhood in Biological and Artificial Systems, reopens whether intelligence is possible without a body. Her angle: why do we ascribe intelligence to minds but not bodies? Her answer runs through death — the most daunting problem living beings face — as foundational to selfhood, with implications for whether AI systems can have selves. A follow-up response thread has been published.
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