We have a great interest in claiming that there is something special about us. But there is nothing special. We too are just machines made of material, just a system. And this system, in the course of evolution, has now given birth to another system, which you call artificial intelligence. But calling it artificial is just vanity. We too are equally artificial. This “I” feeling that we carry is just a product of our physical constitution.
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Questioner: Hello sir. I am Siddharth from the Department of Aerospace Engineering. I have a question related to life, which is in two parts.
The first part is: are human beings and other living organisms similar to organic robots, following instructions from genetic material, and is their whole purpose to forward that genetic information and protect that genetic information?
The second part is: are we, as human beings, free? Do we have free will, or are we following instructions from our genes? And is there a purpose of life if it is true that we just…
Acharya Prashant: Come one by one because each of these demands a week to answer. So, first one: are we automatons? Is that the first question?
