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Is there any research into the sentience of fungi?

It seems like a broad group of fungi species are able to function as a network for its basic function of self propagating

And that a smaller group of fungi species are able to self propagate with complex functions while disconnected from the network

Feels very misunderstood, to me





I think the only practical test for sentience is 'can you argue convincingly you should be accorded human rights'? I still expect an AI to be the first nonhuman to pass it, but that shouldn't obscure the fact that many nonhuman beings are incredibly intelligent.


I suppose that eventually a species could figure out:

“Humans wont kill us if one of us can debate them [and also look visually appealing to them]”

Could be lower energy than whatever they currently do


Coordination and functioning as a network is conceptually not related to sentience; one could argue that it's necessary, but it's not sufficient and perhaps even an orthogonal issue.


And this changes when mushrooms solve the turing test?




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