My former teacher Robin Hanson argues that the most likely way forward for artificial intelligence is whole brain emulation, the process of copying a brain neuron-for-neuron into a computer simulation. Here are Robin’s posts on “ems“; here are my previous posts, which present objections to Robin’s hypothesis. In this post I’ll present one more. I [...]

Tags: evolutionary psychiatry, Hanson, mental illness, strong AI, weak AI, whole brain emulation
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