On 2/1/2014 2:44 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote:
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.
But it will go lower and lower.
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.
But at least you can turn them off.
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.
Exactly. The only thing lagging is the AI.
Brent
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