<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:14pt"><div>I'm sure this has been discussed before but I would</div><div>like to hear what others have to say about the</div><div>idea of gradually adding more and more artificial</div><div>capacity to the human brain with the idea that</div><div>when the biological part fails the artificial takes</div><div>takes its place - along with new physical form.</div><div>The external capacity can learn to emulate the</div><div>biological in portions it does not have actual</div><div>access to.</div><div> </div><div>This would seem to be a closer to near term</div><div><span id="misspell-0"><span>possibility<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var></span></span> than some other paths. I would</div><div>prefer the artificial capacity be largely outside</div><div>the human body to allow ease of continual </div><div>upgrade. The brain
interface is the most important</div><div>aspect and may require implants versus external</div><div>readers/writers depending on the technology.</div><div>It would be nice if it could be all done externally</div><div>to keep it non-medical.</div><div> </div><div>I am more interested in developing full AI</div><div>myself but I would not be opposed to developing</div><div>and trying external reader/writer added capacity.</div><div> </div><div>Dennis May</div></div></body></html>