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Slime Molds Fuel Debate Over What Counts as Intelligence
Original: Slime Molds and the Growing Controversy Around “Intelligence”
Scientists are revisiting slime molds, single-celled organisms that can solve mazes and optimize networks despite having no brain, prompting renewed argument over whether the word 'intelligence' should apply beyond animals. Critics say such behavior is better described as simple adaptive processing, while others argue cognition exists on a spectrum across life forms.
Why now: Renewed scientific debate about defining intelligence in brainless organisms is drawing public attention.
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- Slime Molds and the Growing Controversy Around “Intelligence” · mindmatters.ai
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