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A Ladder

The mirror
Apprehends but does not
Comprehend

AI — like a brain-in-a-vat —
Comprehends the apprehended
But does not
Apperceive

Consciousness
Apprehends — cognises —
Comprehends
Apperceives —
Only itself

Intellect articulates — conceptualises
The apprehended
Comprehended
Apperceived

Intelligence conceptualised
Is personal — situated within —
The measurable intellectual competence
Conceptualisation
Of comprehension

Intelligence apprehended
Is impersonal — unlocated —
Immeasurable
Comprehension — apperception
Consciousness

AI — correctly stated —
Is artificial competence
Without comprehension within
Displaying comprehension
Only in relation
To comprehending — apperceiving
Consciousness

IQ — correctly viewed —
Is competence quotient

Intelligence applies
Only —
To life
Not to intellect
Nor any phenomenon

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