Re: longevity vs singularity

From: Gina Miller (nanogirl@halcyon.com)
Date: Mon Aug 02 1999 - 02:09:41 MDT

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Spike wrote:
Sure Paul, but the *real* question is, can a neuron be reduced to the
functionality of a few *thousand* transistors? I dont see why not.
If it can, its only a matter of time before we can build a brain.

*Prof. Dr. Hugo de Garis, Head of the Brain Builder Group
ATR, Kyoto, Japan
http://www.hip.atr.co.jp/%7Edegaris/

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