[extropy-chat] The emergence of AI

[Walter_Chen at compal.com]

In the future transhuman age, if you can change whatever (including the
genes, or
so-called neuronal editor, or even your face/personal characters etc.) you
want, 
then what makes you still the unique you?

Thanks.
 
Walter.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Hara Ra
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 1:27 PM

> ... There is a whole selection of levels of plasticity, from 
> recalling a new phone number to my genes. As far as I can tell, some
levels 
> get installed in early babyhood and that's it. As a cryonicist, I hope to 
> get a neuronal editor and eventually make changes which cannot be done at 
> the present.

> Though it is very hard to really realize when something is basically 
> hardwired, there is also a kind of liberation - there is no need to try 
> changing things one lacks tools for. I can focus my limited energy in the 
> possible. I hope the cryonics will work, so the possible is larger.


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