From: Sayke@aol.com
Date: Sat Sep 25 1999 - 23:46:50 MDT
In a message dated 9/25/99 10:13:34 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
Ken@InnovationOnDmnd.com writes:
> However, the argument above does have something for us, unenlightened, to
> apply to the question of uploading. Brain research indicates that
> specific parts of your brain go to work when you think about yourself, and
> that damage to these parts can rob you of yourself. IMHO, something seems
> to exist as the "self", even if is a delusion pressed on the rest of the
> neurosystem by these specialized modules. So, what do you upload when you
> upload?
i say just systematically replace each neuron with an improved synthetic
counterpart, that functions exactly like the neuron it replaced, untill all
neurons have been replaced, at which point ya press the "intiate godmode"
button . the synthetic neurons should be able to communicate at faster speeds
then the organic version, and also should be able to function completely in
binary, so an i/o jack could be integrated, allowing the addition of, at
minimum, more nodes, outside of my head. thats when things get really funky...
did i botch the above description? i mean, the above approach seems to be
the only way i can think of to upload in a nondestructive way. with that
approach, it doesnt matter of consciousness is pattern-based or causal-based,
because the chain of interaction would be preserved. each synthetic neuron
should have pseudonormal synaptic connections (to connect with organic
neurons that are not replaced yet) and an improved synaptic connection (to
connect to the synthetic neurons; these synthetic synapses wouldnt go online
till the whole system has been upgraded, to preserve consciousness in case
its a global emergent property). maybe they could be optical; whatever works
best. who knows. am i understanding this right?
but, if eliezer is successful, ill be reduced to my component atoms long
before anything like this happens. mission: blackmail eliezer into becoming a
neurologist and working on methods of nondestructive neuron replacement. ;)
sayke, v2.3.05
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