On 9/11/06, Ben Goertzel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The subtle question raised by the AI/human fusion approach is: Once
you become something vastly more intelligent and general than "human",
in what sense are you still "you" ... ?? In what sense have you
simply killed yourself slowly (or not so slowly) and replaced yourself
with something cleverer?
I'm no longer the child who used to play with the kids across the
road in New Zealand in the late 1970's. I have some memories of
being that person, but that's it. I don't see this as fundamentally
different, especially if it is allowed to happen over time.
Shane
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