On 01 Feb 2014, at 06:48, meekerdb wrote:
On 1/31/2014 9:18 PM, Stathis Papaioannou wrote:
We are potentially immortal in the same way as a car can potentially
survive indefinitely provided parts can be repaired or replaced
indefinitely. At present, we can repair or replace some parts in the
human body, but not enough to prolong life for more than a few years.
Actually I think we can make people live indefinitely now. I have
seriously considered starting a business to do this. I certainly
think I can do it more legitimately than those cryogenic
preservation services. What I would do it is gather as much
information about the person as possible. If they were still alive
this would include extensive video recordings and interviews. Then
they would be 3d-modeled in CGI, with adjustment of age appearance
as desired. This model would then be inserted as an avatar of the
person in an artificial CGI world, similar to many computer games.
The avatar would be provided with an AI based on all the writings,
video, interviews etc so that it would respond like the person
modeled in most conversation. It could access current events etc
from the internet so it would be able to discuss things.
Would the avatar be conscious? According to Bruno it would be if
it's AI were Lobian - which isn't that hard. But really it's beside
the point. AI, such as Watson, could easily appear as conscious and
intelligent as your 90yr old aunt and tell the stories she tells and
exhibit the quirks she has. Would the avatar be alive? conscious?
Who would care? Not the loved ones that paid to preserve Grandma
for future generations.
Anybody want to invest? It'll take big bucks to do it right.
Is that not the normal future of facebook or Linkedin, or personal
family memory?
That is like saying yes to the current doctor, meaning, that the level
is *very* high.
The children will not be glad. It is already annoying to listen to
grandpa nth account of 14-18, every sunday, but now, you have to
listen to grandpa and grandma, and to their grandgrand-pa, and their
grandgrand-ma, and so one.
Chinese have a name for that, it is the cult of ancestors.
It is good, it is human. You can do money but you have to act quickly,
because that emerges naturally from the net.
Bruno
Brent
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