The conversation between human and AI assistant.
Is there a nonliving thing that can reproduce?
But what about viruses?
Viruses are often considered to be on the border between living and nonliving, as they cannot reproduce on their own but must invade living cells and hijack their machinery to do so. Some argue that viruses should be classified as living based on their ability to replicate and evolve, while others argue that they do not meet all the characteristics of life. So, it's a bit of a gray area when it comes to viruses.