From: Brian L. Fritz (bfritz@shol.com)
Date: Mon Nov 17 1997 - 21:42:55 MST
> > Third, the gains for the culture/memescape might be great. We get
> > the bonus of an added perspective. This is almost like using genetic
> > algorithmns to design bridges as opposed to human engineering. The
> > dog perspective on the world will help up to expand the limits of ours.
>
> I think this is a very good point.
>
> Then there is the technical aspect of uplifting: how do we do it? I
> have been thinking about the cruicial role of language in
> bootstrapping intelligence; maybe the addition of a more advanced
> language system to an uplift species would be a good start?
A mule is the offspring of a donkey and a horse. I've read some where
that a chimpanzee and a human are genetically closer than a donkey and a
horse. Wouldn't cross breeding humans with other primates qualify as a
form of uplifting? I think this would be technically possible right
now. Although it may be politically difficult.
Brian L. Fritz
bfritz@shol.com
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