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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In my last post on artificial intelligence, I deferred to Robin Hanson on his claim that strong AI achieved through brain emulation is far easier than weak AI based on manual programming in order to focus on my core claim that weak AI is preferable for behavioral reasons. Robin worked in the 80s as an [...]

Tags: artificial intelligence, Hanson, Lee, strong AI, whole brain emulation
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The latest EconTalk features Robin Hanson on the singularity and AI. The latter part of the discussion focuses on strong AI, achieved through whole brain emulation, and the subsequent plummeting in the value of labor. In this scenario, the wage is equal to the cost of renting a machine to do the same task, i.e. [...]

Tags: artificial intelligence, behavioral economics, Hanson, singularity, strong AI, whole brain emulation
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