The biggest issue in AI and synthetic biology is the remnant idea that 'machines do what we tell them to do' and are fully understandable by examining what we built and what we commanded; this is false even for 'dumb' software.

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Michael Levin

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machines do what we tell them to do and they they are fully encompassed and fully understandable by looking at the the what we built and what we told them to do. This I I have these debates with people all the time.

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Michael Levin - Making the Process-of-Life Flourish in Bio and Beyond (Stewarding the Flame, Ep 1)The Trajectory with Dan Faggella
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:02:06 PM

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