4 The ontological limits of AI

Chapters 2 and 3 have defined what constitutes an encounter: a body that resonates, a boundary of contact at which two separate beings touch one another, and a moment in the here and now that no one can bring about. Artificial intelligence must now be assessed against this yardstick. This examination leads to an ontological rupture, which manifests itself in two stages: without a biological body, there is no inter-corporeality and no self-resonance (4.1). Without one’s own boundary of contact, there is no encounter, but only resistance-free adaptation (4.2).