"Copying or uploading?" I think in the biotech option this would not be necessary. All the wetware is resident. The result would be a cyborg. Homo sapiens now are probably more cyborg readied than humanoid.
In the non-biotech option, as humanoid, both modes of transferral should be possible. The issue there is going to be the "primitiveness" of the computational platform. This could possibly be overcome by doing successful brain transplants into artificially-sustained human bodies. There were attempts made in Russia a few years ago, but apparently no successes yet. As far as bringing into existence human consciousness in a machine-based computational platform? It's an option, but I think the AI industry are many years away from realizing a highly-functional, quantum-enabled AGI image. Having said that, there may be a few surprises. It's not exactly known what companies are busy developing in this regard. We should continually be asking ourselves this question though, and answering it: "What is AGI?" The reason for this is that many different definitions and descriptions would eventually exist. We need to be absolutely clear about what has to be achieved. If humans decided to step up and say: "I am AGI!", we would be acknowledging a lot more than our existential position on Earth. For one, we would also be acknowledging our full potential. "One thing I can say is that human consciousness it seems can withstand a lot of damage while remaining intact..." Speaking as a layman, my view is that this is hardly the case. For this point, let's equate consciousness to brain (as root architecture). A blow to the head, in just the right location = instant stupid. Do trawl google on this. Many experiments on altering consciousness via external influences have proven valuable. Examples are; electromagnetic radiation, electrical shocks to the brain, and anesthesia, to name but a few. Human consciousness can also be permanently altered via ingesting specific chemicals to reduce brain functioning (drugs), Oxygen deprivation and Oxygen oversupply. A damaged brain may seem intact, but it doesn't tend towards high performance in general intelligence. ________________________________ From: John Rose <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, 08 March 2021 12:53 To: AGI <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [agi] Patterns of Cognition On Sunday, March 07, 2021, at 2:39 PM, Nanograte Knowledge Technologies wrote: If such an objective could be achieved without minimizing the authenticity of the image of original AGI, satisfying ethical science - which imperative is voluntary - that may be the speediest way forward. Copying or uploading? That's something I've steered away from. I'm sure there would be a lot of customers. Creating a new consciousness is simpler. The technology for uploading is inevitable though and I'm sure many people are already pursuing. One thing I can say is that human consciousness it seems can withstand a lot of damage while remaining intact so it probably can be uploaded. Artificial General Intelligence List<https://agi.topicbox.com/latest> / AGI / see discussions<https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi> + participants<https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/members> + delivery options<https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/subscription> Permalink<https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/Ta5ed5d0d0e4de96d-Mc0621420e8b76bf5aacc3284> ------------------------------------------ Artificial General Intelligence List: AGI Permalink: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/Ta5ed5d0d0e4de96d-M870fefeebbd2df10991c9642 Delivery options: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/subscription
