carbon chauvinism
"Carbon chauvinism" is a critical term used to describe the bias towards considering carbon-based life as the only possible or superior form of life in the universe.
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Definition
C1Astrobiology
(derogatory, academic)The belief that life elsewhere in the universe must be based on carbon compounds, similar to life on Earth.
Example
- Critics of carbon chauvinism argue that silicon-based life forms might exist in other parts of the universe.
C1Artificial Intelligence
(derogatory, academic)The view that artificial intelligence cannot achieve true sentience because it is not based on biological, carbon-based matter.
Example
- Proponents of carbon chauvinism often dismiss the potential for silicon-based AI to develop consciousness.
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