As far as I can tell low level desire is present early in amoeba and moss, and smoothly escalates into higher level desires in fish and koalas etc. I don’t think it makes sense to talk about the presence or absence of desire, but maybe other qualities like agency, selfhood, or need. It’s difficult with any of them...
Yes I think they are all involved I spoke this time only of desire…and thanks for the idea of low level, higher level.
If we look at agency—you can choose your path, desire plays a part in the choices…selfhood—a sense of self and desire to know oneself as well as desire to mold oneself…need—biological need to eat, desire to eat, very similar. My point is they are all mixed up together in what is mind or consciousness…I spoke of desire because of how it is a motivator toward actions and seemingly needed to get much done and if AI doesn’t have it what will it do separately from us?
As far as I can tell low level desire is present early in amoeba and moss, and smoothly escalates into higher level desires in fish and koalas etc. I don’t think it makes sense to talk about the presence or absence of desire, but maybe other qualities like agency, selfhood, or need. It’s difficult with any of them...
Yes I think they are all involved I spoke this time only of desire…and thanks for the idea of low level, higher level.
If we look at agency—you can choose your path, desire plays a part in the choices…selfhood—a sense of self and desire to know oneself as well as desire to mold oneself…need—biological need to eat, desire to eat, very similar. My point is they are all mixed up together in what is mind or consciousness…I spoke of desire because of how it is a motivator toward actions and seemingly needed to get much done and if AI doesn’t have it what will it do separately from us?