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Finally, someone with a clue about biology tells it like it is about brain uploading
http://mathbabe.org/2015/10/20/guest-post-dirty-rant-about-the-human-brain-project/
In reading this, suggest being on guard against own impulse to find excuses to dismiss the arguments presented because they call into question some beliefs that seem to be deeply held by many in this community.
If they never studied those things, they would never figure out the answers to those objections. If they already knew about all these things, new studies wouldn't be needed. What else is there to study if not things we don't understand?
The human brain project is largely not study, its a huge pointless database and 'simulation' (without knowing what you are simulating) project for its own sake. Which is why so many scientists hate it, for its pointlessness and taking research money that could actually be *productive * rather than buzzword salad elsewhere.
I agree. My reason for posting the link here is as reality check-- LW seems to be full of people firmly convinced that brain-uploading is the only only viable path to preserving consciousness, as if the implementation "details" were an almost-solved problem.
Ah, no. I do agree that uploading is probably the best path, but B doesn't follow from A.
Just because I think it's the best option, doesn't mean I think it'll be easy.
The human brain project exists because "we want to simulate the human brain" is a project that can be sold to politicians. A lot of more sensible projects such as having money for replication of already existing research isn't as easily sold.