Why does matrix multiplication on silicon 'not count' as thinking, but sodium ions do?
khademinori · x · 2026-10-16
Andrew Mayne challenges substrate-based objections to AI thought: if matrix multiplication on silicon isn't thinking, why do sodium ions flowing through protein channels get a pass? He argues materialists slip into animist reasoning when the substrate is carbon.
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