[extropy-chat] Warwick: Could future computer viruses infecth umans?

[Hara Ra]

I am sure 'neurocybernetic' will do nicely.

As to whether a 'virus' can be made, be aware that most virii, physical or 
informational, depend on some kind of hack of the host's structure - 
whether the DNA replication system or the Hard Drive file system. If the 
details of these systems are not visible, hacking is extremely difficult. A 
good example is breaking cryptosystems vs codesystems. A cryptosystem is 
algorithmic, the world of same is comparatively small and regular (except 
one time pads). A code system is a mapping between words and phrases, and 
there are no regualar rules there. I recall a movie, wind talkers? about 
the Navajo language being used for secure messaging in the Pacific WWII. 
Not crackable cuz no Navajo speakers in Japan....

This suggests, rather nastily, that each of us has a unique neural net, and 
detailed cross translation of experience is undoable. I can imagine growing 
up with a dynamic interface which converts Me.Neurosystem to Net.HolyHTTP 
and vice versa, but a true translation between Me.Neurosystem and 
You.Neurosystem is something I quaila at....

At 10:09 PM 11/16/2004, you wrote:
>--- nsjacobus at yahoo.com wrote:
> > What I was suggesting was a completely general
> > neuro-biological
> > interface that is capable of interacting in both
> > directions.
>
>"Neuro-biological" technically refers to the existing
>interface we already have, with no electronic (or
>similar) components.  (Sorry, but there are rules for
>combining terms like that, including that you list
>everything you're referring to.  Even if there
>weren't, "neurobiology" is a well established
>scientific field, and thus has prior claim to that
>term.)

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