Jed,
So computers are already within a factor of 1 million. Perhaps
they will have to come within a 3 to 5 orders of magnitude
before they begin to look intelligent to us.
Wait a second. I hate to harp on a silly toy, and a hyped-up
news story, largely overlooked in its ultimate impact, but
A nice overview (~200pages) of the brain and the emerging science of
consciousness is:
Stairway to the mind By Alwyn Scott; 1995 Copernicus
in which he discusses the non-linear emergance of the mind from brain
function.
paraphrasing...
...How is the observed activity of the brain related
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From: Ron Wormus,
A nice overview (~200pages) of the brain and the emerging science
of consciousness is:
Stairway to the mind By Alwyn Scott; 1995 Copernicus
Here is a much more optimistic assessment (from the perspective of
the AI advocate),
where the writer
From: Jones Beene [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The SciAm article says that Synaptic activity is staggering: 10
quadrillion (10^16) neural connections a second.
These types of comparisons with electronics are meaningless. Each neuron has
over 100 dendrites and each dendrite might touch a different
From: Terry Blanton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
There is no way to compare a brain to a computer:
http://www.cochrane.org.uk/opinion/articles/intelligenceandlife.php
There is an ironic error in the cited article:
Micro-machines and nano-technology will most likely create the next major
advance
Terry,
These types of comparisons with electronics are meaningless.
...Hmm... meaning like beauty... may exist in the mind of the
beholder, and several intelligent perspectives on this subject can
coexist while differing markedly on the meaning each assigns to
these efforts at cross-comparison.
happen if you got the right circumstances and enough time.
K.
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From: Ron Wormus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 12:02 PM
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: SciAm article on brain
A nice overview (~200pages) of the brain and the emerging science
From: Terry Blanton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Eloquent; however, IMO, we will not recognize the world 100, even 50 years
from now.
Damn. I was so engrossed trying to figure out how much to pay Jonesee that I
left off my DNA quote (you noticed he was born the year Crick, Watson, et.al.
From: Terry Blanton
...
I've been pondering whether to renew my SciAm subscription.
Hmmm, maybe not.
There is a theory which states that if ever anybody
discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is
here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by
something even more
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sounds like something Douglas Adams would have said. ;-)
Uh, like, yeah, Douglas Noel Adams, DNA.
From: Terry Blanton
...
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sounds like something Douglas Adams would have said. ;-)
Uh, like, yeah, Douglas Noel Adams, DNA.
Learn somthing new every day!
Thanks for the DNA clarification.
Regards,
Steven Vincent Johnson
www.OrionWorks.com
From: Jones Beene
...
From other posts on Slashdot: The idea of storing
and transmitting information via DNA was also
proposed by Jaron Lanier in the Y2K issue of the
NYT magazine. The NYT was running a contest to come
up with a time capsule that would last till Y3K
and asked various
From: Jones Beene [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Plus this query caused a blinding flash of
remembrance about a prior typically long-winded probably
boring posting (boring to the non-Illuminated, shall we say) -
which was actually a DNA obit (or is that orbit):
You'll love Salmon. It begins
From: Terry Blanton
Damn. I was so engrossed trying to figure out how much to pay
Jonesee that I left off my DNA quote (you noticed he was born
the year Crick, Watson, et.al. determined the double helix
structure, right?):
Excellent quote. Plus this query caused a blinding flash of
.
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From: Jones Beene [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 4:27 PM
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: SciAm article on brain
From: Terry Blanton
Damn. I was so engrossed trying to figure out how much to pay
Jonesee that I left off my DNA quote (you
From: Keith Nagel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Needless to say, the aptly named Jones has eschewed my cautionary
advice and eaten a whole handful of those delicious chocolate
espresso beans.
http://www.google.com/search?num=100hl=enlr=q=%22chocolate+covered+coffee+beans%22
14,000 hits on the exact
www.buildyourownmessiah.com
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