Biohybrid Systems

Systems composed of tightly integrated biological and artificial components at multiple scales, used as evidence against binary life/machine distinction

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Claims (2)

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Progress in machine behavior science and biohybrid engineering breaks down the simplistic dualism of life vs. machine, revealing a continuum of emergence, rational control, and agency.
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Second central claim: life and machine form a continuous multidimensional space, not discrete bins
No principled limits to functionalization between living systems and inorganic machinery are known; hybrid functional systems can be constructed that are part living tissue and part smart electronics.
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Strong claim that hybridization is unlimited in principle, making the life/machine binary conceptually untenable

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