From: Eugen Leitl (eugen@leitl.org)
Date: Thu Apr 04 2002 - 07:16:35 MST
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Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 09:06:08 -0500 (EST)
From: Randal A. Koene <rak@minduploading.org>
To: murg@minduploading.org
Subject: [MURG] minduploading.org: Bulletin on the Status of Mind Uploading
(This bulletin is updated periodically at
minduploading.org/mu-status-bulletin.html and posted to the MURG mailing
list.)
Thu Apr 4 08:44:58 EST 2002
Randal A. Koene
Perhaps we will all be astonished at the rapidity with which the public
and officials adopt mind uploading as a scientific and social goal. Other
technologies with similarly portentious anticipated effects on humanity
are receiving credence and support from individuals, corporations and
governments alike. Previously it was genetic engineering that made its way
into the mainstream. Now it is nanotechnology that, while not many leaps
beyond the stage that mind uploading is at, receives substantial official
backing, such as R&D at Sandia National Laboratories (see
http://www.sandia.gov/media/NewsRel/NR2000/nanotech.htm). This bodes well
for the prospects of research into Whole Brain Emulation, in addition to
the immediate benefits that progress in nanotechnology will bring to Whole
Brain Emulation.
Generally speaking, it seems that the population in-the-know is
surprisingly (at least it keeps surprising me) uncritical of the
sociological impact that mind uploading will make, while in majority
positively inclined towards the concept, and often-times quite literally
anticipating it (see comments by Slashdot readers concerning the article
by Ray Kurzweil:
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/01/26/1133249&mode=nestedhe
readership of that site is perhaps a rather skewed sample of the general
population, but nonetheless a fair sample of the generation of scientists
and technologists that will witness and participate in the development of
mind uploading.
Previous Mind Uploading Bulletin (Apr. 20, 2000):
minduploading.org/mu-status-bulletin.20000420.html
What can you do to help develop whole brain emulation?
Do you have items for:
this bulletin?
the FAQ?
mind uploading News?
a summary for a Featured Site?
an announcement related to whole brain emulation research?
experimental results?
pointers to papers relevant to mind uploading?
important information to share?
questions, requests or suggestions for collaborations?
information related to the organization or planning of MURG and whole
brain emulation?
Then please send them to rak@minduploading.org or simply post them to
MURG!
Please remember to browse the News page for recent events.
I'm looking forward to continued work with you all, on the NematodeUpload
and otherwise!
Cheers,
rak@minduploading.org
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