Life as a physics problem

Treat life not as an afterthought of biology but as a central, physical problem that demands physics‑level concepts, models, and constraints. If life is framed this way, debates about intelligence, agency, and the limits of machine mimicry (AI) shift from metaphors to empirical, testable research programs. — Recasting life as a physics problem changes research priorities, public expectations of AI, and how governments regulate technologies that imitate but do not instantiate life.