I'm not sure they meant that, but they might have.

An alternative reading is that we (i.e. "good old meat based AI") need more than just calories to make stuff.

> An alternative reading is that we (i.e. "good old meat based AI") need more than just calories to make stuff.

That was what I meant; we require also things like shelter, emotional wellbeing, and more, to operate at top performance levels.