<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:14pt"><div><span>Alan Grimes wrote:</span></div><div><span></span> </div><div><span>> I'm sorry, but this idea makes entirely too much sense. </span></div><div><span>> Because it is so overwhelmingly logical, and because </span></div><div><span>> the concepts and ideas are both appealing and sound,...</span></div><div><span></span> </div><div><span>As long as it remains a non-medical device for enhancement</span></div><div><span>it can quickly build market and pay for further development</span></div><div><span>as it improves. If some devices require medical implants an </span></div><div><span>off-shore </span><span>implant facility might reduce that bottleneck to </span></div><div><span>development.</span></div><div><span></span> </div><div><span>I am hopeful that the process can start out non-medical
to</span></div><div><span>build experience and capital for <span id="misspell-0"><span>further</span></span> development. Limited</span></div><div><span>capabilities, low risk, and low pricing to get into the market</span></div><div><span>will allow experience to build quickly. If you go into the</span></div><div><span>subject matter with some huge design in mind without</span></div><div><span>feedback from the market [slice and dice brains to be uploaded]</span></div><div><span>that means you're into the thousand year central planning</span></div><div><span>method of engineering which is always eclipsed by</span></div><div><span>actual technical development and actual market driven</span></div><div><span>innovations. There will be plenty of time and money for slice, </span></div><div><span>dice, and </span><span>upload later. A minor <span id="misspell-1"><span>enhancement<var
id="yui-ie-cursor"></var></span></span> to gain market</span></div><div><span>acceptance in the short term is a realistic goal.</span></div><div><span></span> </div><div><span>Dennis May</span><br></div><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font size="2" face="Arial"><div style="margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;" class="hr" contentEditable="false" readonly="true"></div><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Alan Grimes <agrimes@speakeasy.net><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Dennis May <dennislmay@yahoo.com>; ExI chat list <extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, October 9, 2011 1:59 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight:
bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [ExI] The Parallel Man<br></font><br>
Dennis May wrote:<br>> I'm sure this has been discussed before but I would<br>> like to hear what others have to say about the<br>> idea of gradually adding more and more artificial<br>> capacity to the human brain with the idea that<br>> when the biological part fails the artificial takes<br>> takes its place - along with new physical form.<br>> The external capacity can learn to emulate the<br>> biological in portions it does not have actual<br>> access to.<br><br>I'm sorry, but this idea makes entirely too much sense. Because it is so overwhelmingly logical, and because the concepts and ideas are both appealing and sound, it will never gain traction in the community. =(<br><br>You see, this community is obsessed with destructive brain uploading that nothing on the sane side of sticking your head in a meat-slicer is worthy of discussion on these boards. -- I know, I've tried.<br><br>When I try to propose ideas as brilliantly
obvious as the one you just referred to, I get the blank stares of utter non-comprehension. Because your idea doesn't involve freezing the brain and scanning slices, it makes no sense to them. =( Anything that doesn't involve emulating neural tissues on a synaptic level must not have anything to do with transhumanism anyway. =\<br><br>I would love to collaborate with you on any of your projects. Please let me know how I can help you.<br><br>Right now I'm looking for work but I hope to get a small humanoid robot soon. With it, I hope to really kick off my building AI project. =P I expect to go through several iterations of building and research before I get anywhere, but right now I'm in a building phase. =)<br><br>> This would seem to be a closer to near term<br>> possibilitythan some other paths. I would<br>> prefer the artificial capacity be largely outside<br>> the human body to allow ease of continual<br>> upgrade. The
brain interface is the most important<br>> aspect and may require implants versus external<br>> readers/writers depending on the technology.<br>> It would be nice if it could be all done externally<br>> to keep it non-medical.<br><br>I don't see how implants are avoidable. I don't mind as long as I can see all the source code to the implants and it meets all of my standards of quality.<br><br>-- E T F<br>N H E<br>D E D<br><br>Powers are not rights.<br><br><br><br></div></div></div></body></html>