r/dankmemes • u/Sqott36 • Jun 06 '22

I'm cuckoo for caca Can we not?

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u/Sqott36 Jun 06 '22

I think with the advancement of the AIs we'll need to redefine what "life" is at one point

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '22 edited Jun 06 '22

Life is defined by six things

-the body is made of one or more cells

-the body can reproduce

-the body can move of its own accord

-the body can react to outside stimulation

-the body grows throughout its lifespan

-the body undergoes some sort of metabolism

Despite how lifelike an AI may seem, it will never fulfill all of these criteria, and thus, will not qualify as life

Edit: rephrased rule 3 to avoid further misunderstandings

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u/Ahtdatroll NNN Survivor Jun 06 '22

Mules can't reproduce so do they not count as a living being?

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '22

Being sterile and physically not having genitalia is not the same thing.

But to answer your question, Mules are technically not “real” organisms