From: Anders Sandberg (asa@nada.kth.se)
Date: Wed Dec 16 1998 - 05:08:29 MST
"Ken Meyering" <ken@define.com> writes:
> > Of course, you could replace the squishy neurons with something more
> > durable like nanocircuits, and then you would get a liliputian upload.
>
> How much of the lilipution upload needs to be carbon based in order
> to preserve [a familiar sense of] sentience?
Well, since most nanotech designs seems to rely on diamondoid, close
to 100%. But it wouldn't be squishy neurons but brittle diamond (still
likely to withstand extreme g-forces, especially if designed for it).
Of course the detailled answer to your question depends on your
beliefs on the nature of mind. For a functionalist like me there is no
need to keep any biological parts, but your mileage may vary; I get
the feeling you think we need the squishy bit to be sentinent.
> > What is the need of quantum in all this? Why can't you use ordinary
> > telemetry?
>
> What kind of bandwidth do you need for [distance no object] remote
> sensing with [familiar] sentience?
Likely a few gigabits; we have on the order of 10^6-10^7 axons
connecting the CNS to the rest of the world. Assuming rates < 10^3 Hz,
we get 10^9-10^10 bit/s (assuming one spike ~= one bit).
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