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The engines behind 4 billion years of increasing complexity | Blaise Aguera y Arcas: Full Interview

Oct 9, 2026 · 1:24:57

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✨ AI Summary

Blaise Agüera y Arcas discusses function defining life over material.
He links von Neumann's blueprint to viral genes and memory formation.
Argues AI belongs in the same evolutionary story of complexity.

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Blaise Aguera y Arcas

software engineer · 1 podcast appearance

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