From: Mitchell Porter (mitchtemporarily@hotmail.com)
Date: Sun Nov 30 2003 - 18:22:06 MST
>The real value of what Lanier is saying is that he is "poking the bear".
If and when someone finds macroscopic quantum coherence in
the brain, then there'll be a new interest in the metaphysics of
mind. Until that day, classical AI and classical mind uploading will
remain the focus of the superintelligentsia, and all philosophical
musings will be shrugged off as language games.
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