tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post1255851245200055851..comments2023-08-16T11:05:03.845+03:00Comments on Urikalization - Uri Kalish: Where Is My Mind?Uri Kalishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08561692601016236573noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-62384501735860010262008-04-22T23:50:00.000+03:002008-04-22T23:50:00.000+03:00Nice post Kalish. I think you try to make a distin...Nice post Kalish. I think you try to make a distinction between strong and weak AI, and you do it quite well. Certainly we don't need strong AI to pass the Turing test, hence we only need a machine which can mimic human behavior. Keep the good writing. Cheers from Brazil.Bernardo Alonsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06262616102180068836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-87482177612311499592008-02-08T20:49:00.000+02:002008-02-08T20:49:00.000+02:00Hi,There are troublesome paradoxes here.Take a loo...Hi,<BR/><BR/>There are troublesome paradoxes here.<BR/><BR/>Take a look at my postin <A HREF="http://willassen.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">here</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-70114789190806015522007-09-07T17:56:00.000+03:002007-09-07T17:56:00.000+03:00I didn’t talk much about the nature of the whole u...I didn’t talk much about the nature of the whole uploaded society, but you are correct. Uploading will be the next step in our evolution and a complete and radical change in what we call human civilization.Uri Kalishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08561692601016236573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-42747327087078809192007-09-07T17:33:00.000+03:002007-09-07T17:33:00.000+03:00yeah, your right.. but when most people think of r...yeah, your right.. but when most people think of robotic/digital society, they picture a complete evolution in humanity... i guess that's kind of what i picture too..<BR/><BR/>but from the way you explained, it seems like it would just be another huge step in technology, rather than a complete twist in humanity.. kind of like the invention of the car..Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10603001716500002547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-62218251688358514492007-09-07T14:02:00.001+03:002007-09-07T14:02:00.001+03:00It must be different since most current profession...It must be different since most current professions will become useless in an uploaded society.Uri Kalishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08561692601016236573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-54222803204955074432007-09-07T03:12:00.000+03:002007-09-07T03:12:00.000+03:00WOW!! nice article!! but will an AI based society ...WOW!! nice article!! but will an AI based society be that much different? I mean hell, from a certain point of view humanity is just like a computer.. with the government as the processor.. <BR/><BR/>anyway, i understand the idea of storing brain data and living a virtual world.. but, in a sense, aren't we already doing that?.. each individual has his own perception of reality so what's real to Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10603001716500002547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-80060350833331154022007-08-30T20:16:00.000+03:002007-08-30T20:16:00.000+03:00Great book and movie!Great book and movie!Uri Kalishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08561692601016236573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-91867923740692567082007-08-10T17:27:00.000+03:002007-08-10T17:27:00.000+03:00questioning to see who is human? Sounds like Blade...questioning to see who is human? Sounds like Bladerunner.DAVehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05330335305150367327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-75075445776324681942007-08-04T00:53:00.000+03:002007-08-04T00:53:00.000+03:00Indeed, the existence of something metaphysical li...Indeed, the existence of something metaphysical like a soul could really damage my theories.Uri Kalishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08561692601016236573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-5322494531544455042007-08-02T18:28:00.000+03:002007-08-02T18:28:00.000+03:00My fear about downloading my brain onto a network ...My fear about downloading my brain onto a network is that you can't be entirely certain that it's me in there. Perhaps there's more to the brain than just the sum of it's parts? At least I hope so. <BR/><BR/>Would all of our life experiences be present in the scan of our cells? I think we'd have to understand completely where memory comes from in order to really go ahead with this. <BR/><BR/>Not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-19945436729412770712007-08-01T10:22:00.000+03:002007-08-01T10:22:00.000+03:00Hdreader,Self awareness can be achieved quite easi...Hdreader,<BR/><BR/>Self awareness can be achieved quite easily. You can claim every system that monitors itself has self awareness. In that sense, some parts of the web have already achieved self awareness. Off course, I’m evading the real issue… well…<BR/><BR/>Since I don’t believe in the existence of a deity or a soul (hope I won’t loose many readers because of this statement…), it seems like Uri Kalishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08561692601016236573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-66915713569586408932007-08-01T09:30:00.000+03:002007-08-01T09:30:00.000+03:00WRT this..."The other method is to focus on how a ...WRT this..."The other method is to focus on how a single brain cell works and interact with other brain cells, and then simply scan a human brain in great detail and recreate the whole neural network in software code."<BR/><BR/>Google is gaining ground on a portion of this...the knowledge portion, the Web is the network...but now comes the mind/body/soul problem. The conscious soul of the net HDReaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337845736242749279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-50624805902279557052007-08-01T01:15:00.000+03:002007-08-01T01:15:00.000+03:00Different people have different answers to questio...Different people have different answers to questions like who are we and what are we here for, but regardless of the answers we come up with, it seems like almost all of us possess this instinct-level uncontrollable drive to live for as long as possible. Immortality (almost) can be achieved by virtualization, and since I believe there is no theoretical or practical barrier, this next evolutionaryUri Kalishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08561692601016236573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-29099943331140174202007-07-29T00:44:00.000+03:002007-07-29T00:44:00.000+03:00Hi Yair,1. Studying all the functions of the human...Hi Yair,<BR/><BR/>1. Studying all the functions of the human brain + building a silicon brain <> "cheating on the test" + building a silicon brain.<BR/><BR/>2. Nanotechnology.Uri Kalishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08561692601016236573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-7644216310879169832007-07-28T22:54:00.000+03:002007-07-28T22:54:00.000+03:00BTW, HAL is a code name for IBM. just replace each...BTW, HAL is a code name for IBM. just replace each of the I.B.M letters with the letter coming before. (H comes before I, etc).<BR/><BR/>About the post, <BR/>I don't think it makes so much different using a top-down or a bottom-up architecture. The complexity is the same.<BR/><BR/>I do think uploading minds might be feasible in the very far future only if we leave the old one-CPU-one-machine Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05489457624332274281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-14350218366542579872007-07-28T16:14:00.000+03:002007-07-28T16:14:00.000+03:00Wow neat, but backing up my brain would be dangero...Wow neat, but backing up my brain would be dangerous, cylons come to mind when I read this post, good work.Bob Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582050569176409358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-72738546461556388392007-07-28T10:59:00.000+03:002007-07-28T10:59:00.000+03:00cool.10x.cool.<BR/>10x.Uri Kalishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08561692601016236573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-36165595626972665682007-07-28T10:11:00.000+03:002007-07-28T10:11:00.000+03:00I found some kinda interesting subjects in here.. ...I found some kinda interesting subjects in here.. :D <BR/><BR/>kudos!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-76137775699989383262007-07-28T06:46:00.000+03:002007-07-28T06:46:00.000+03:00I'm ready. When is take off?"Sleeping Kitten - Da...I'm ready. When is take off?<BR/><BR/>"Sleeping Kitten - Dancing Dog!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-37654148723703178152007-07-28T00:25:00.000+03:002007-07-28T00:25:00.000+03:00great minds think alikegreat minds think alikeUri Kalishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08561692601016236573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6841654461773705283.post-2045848477736809992007-07-27T19:12:00.000+03:002007-07-27T19:12:00.000+03:00Dave Bowman: Hello, HAL. Do you read me, HAL?HAL: ...<B>Dave Bowman:</B> Hello, HAL. Do you read me, HAL?<BR/><BR/><B>HAL:</B> Affirmative, Dave, I read you.<BR/><BR/><B>Dave Bowman:</B> Open the pod bay door, HAL.<BR/><BR/><B>HAL:</B> I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that.<BR/><BR/><B>Dave Bowman:</B> What's the problem?<BR/><BR/><B>HAL:</B> I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do.<BR/><BR/><B>Dave Bowman:</B> What are you Moti Karmonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126007297833733128noreply@blogger.com