RE: Dangers of human self-modification

From: Ben Goertzel (ben@goertzel.org)
Date: Wed May 26 2004 - 10:35:10 MDT


> 5 ways to enhance human wisdom that are far more effective, in the
> relevant timeframes, than genengineering:
>
> 1. Study of evolutionary psychology and heuristics and
> biases. 2. Realtime fMRI feedback. 3. Nano-neurosurgery. 4.
> Brain-Computer Interfacing. 5. Building a Friendly seed and
> having it do it for us.
>
> --
> Michael Anissimov http://www.intelligence.org/
> Advocacy Director, Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence

Michael,

You might be right. However, it's pretty hard for any of us to project
the development rates of these future technologies.

Regarding your list:
My own bet is that 5 will come before 3 or 4; and my own feeling is that
1 and 2 in themselves will not be adequately effective.

-- Ben G



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