RE: SCOUTED: Science Meets Spirituality, and Wireless Nanotech VR

[Nick Arnett]

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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of Richard Baker

[snip]

> Well, what do you mean by processing at the same bit rate then? It's
> been a long time since I made the calculations that came up with 2020-5
> as the time when our computers are powerful enough to simulate a mind,
> but I definitely took into account having to handle the many
> connections between neurons.

Still, having the connections isn't enough, as I'm sure we'd all agree.  But
do we really know what more is required?  To draw on my earlier metaphor,
how much effort would have to go into creating appropriate data structures
and paths?  Can we even know until we do it?

Nick