In the thread discussing comp the topic of whether uploading is possible came up. While tangentially related to comp, objections on the grounds of practical impossibility miss the point. But! The topic is still very interesting.
Is uploading possible? If so, when will we have it? What fidelity is necessary? Will the upload still be you? Would you sign up for a destructive upload? Conservative? Feel free to toss any other questions into the mix. For the record, I think uploading is possible, that destructive uploading will come way sooner, I'm uncertain about fidelity, but I do think there could be a functional isomorphism that doesn't depend on on a structural one, i.e. 100 simplified neurons might be required to capture the behavior of one physical one. The substitution level i think is subcellular. I think uploading perserves identity and I might actually prefer a destructive upload, when I consider the disappointment of the me that wakes up still flesh and bone after a conservative upload. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
