Toward aitiopoietic cognition: bridging the evolutionary divide between biological and machine-learned causal systems

We examine and compare autopoietic systems (biological organisms) and machine learning systems (MLSs) highlighting crucial differences in how causal reasoning emerges and operates. Despite superficial functional similarities in behavior and cognitive abilities, we identify profound structural differ...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Cognition
Main Author:	Tomas Veloz
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-07-01
Subjects:	artificial intelligence emergence causal reasoning autopoieisis metasystem transitions embodied cognition
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcogn.2025.1618381/full