If AI is going to live alongside us, it needs more than a calculator’s brain — it needs a heart. And no, not the emoji kind.

Guest Post by Donovan Hughes

Forget AI consciousness. Forget AGI. The real question is simpler: is AI starting to act like life?

Since my last post, quite a few of you have asked some version of “WTF is biogenics?” Fair question. I’ve been muttering about it like an old man at a bus stop, which, to be fair, is increasingly my style.

So let me give it a go. And remember: this isn’t doctrine. It’s not a self-help program. It’s not the secret to eternal life (yet). It’s just an idea.

At first glance, Trump appears to be a glitch in the system—an aberration, a clown who stumbled into power. However, from a biogenic perspective, he may signify something deeper: a symptom of regulation.

We live in a culture obsessed with happiness. From Instagram mantras to self-help books, we’re constantly told to “choose happiness,” as though it’s a destination we can reach and remain in. But what if the pursuit of happiness is not only misguided but fundamentally misunderstands what emotions are meant for?

Wealth, success, and privilege—cornerstones of aspiration in our society—are not without their paradoxes. While they promise comfort, achievement, and advantage, they also carry hidden constraints.

Biocracy is a visionary model of governance that blends ecological principles, ethical technology, and decentralized decision-making to create a living, adaptive political system for the modern world.

It turns out that defining life is like trying to draw a line around a cloud; it shifts as you look closer. Yet, across science—from biology to space exploration to synthetic chemistry—the need to define life is very real.