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From: jeff@aiai.ed.ac.uk (Jeff Dalton)
Subject: Re: Minsky's new article
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In article <CzDyIz.3Ms@festival.ed.ac.uk> cam@castle.ed.ac.uk (Chris Malcolm) writes:
>In article <39vo5u$3fv@trog.dra.hmg.gb> wagray@taz.dra.hmg.gb writes:
>>>gyro@netcom.com (Scott L. Burson) writes:
>
>>>>But replacing the brain with a piece of artificial hardware?  No.  Not soon,
>>>>not ever, and I think it *does* sound silly. 
>
>>The AI community has shown no signs of being able to produce a machine 
>>with the intelligence of an ant. (Not even a stupid ant). This is why the 
>>brain replacement idea sounds silly.
>
>It's a thought experiment in order to explore concepts. Whether or not
>it is technically feasible is quite irrelevant. 

You mean it's not the route to immortality?

