> Scientists still debate whether viruses are alive—they can’t replicate independent of a host cell’s molecules—but there are even simpler “creatures.”
We have varies "definition" and "categorization" saying virus is not "alive".. you can see many biologist saying this definition does not capture the essence and need changes... There are published paper for that every few other years.
Look like this is what the "AI is sentient" thing going... We will get a textbook definition for sentient AI, but nothing could end that debate.
> Scientists still debate whether viruses are alive—they can’t replicate independent of a host cell’s molecules—but there are even simpler “creatures.”
We have varies "definition" and "categorization" saying virus is not "alive".. you can see many biologist saying this definition does not capture the essence and need changes... There are published paper for that every few other years.
Look like this is what the "AI is sentient" thing going... We will get a textbook definition for sentient AI, but nothing could end that debate.