Santa Fe's Eric Smith: Is AI a Prosthetic or Participant in Life Itself?
danfaggella · x · 2026-10-24
Daniel Faggella released his full interview with Eric Smith of the Santa Fe Institute, a leading researcher on the origins of life. The opening asks a rarely discussed question: is AI a "prosthetic" or a "participant" in the living process itself? Available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.
Related event: Origin-of-life scholar Eric Smith on whether AI is truly alive(2 posts)→
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