Are the robots we create alive?
Fragment of a discussion from User talk:Sheldor
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Eating cake is unhealthy. ;)
You are correct. I believe all matter in the universe behaves deterministically according to the laws of physics (even those that we have not yet discovered). Not unlike the way cells in Conway's Game of Life interact with each other deterministically.
But, intelligent systems are special arrangements or patterns of matter or Life cells. Intelligent systems behave differently than non-intelligent systems (like a tennis ball), even though they still follow the same physical laws. One of these differences is their ability to evaluate options and make decisions.
