I think the 1st argument proves too much—I don’t think we usually expect simulations to never work unless otherwise proven? Maybe I’m misunderstanding your point? I agree with Vaughn downvotes assessment; maybe more specific arguments would help clarify your position (like, to pull something out of by posterior, “quantization of neuron excitation levels destroys the chaotic cascades necessary for intelligence. Also, chaos is necessary for intelligence because...”).
To keep things brief, the human intelligence explosion seems to require open brain surgery to re-arrange neurons, which seems a lot more complicated than flipping bits in RAM.
I think the 1st argument proves too much—I don’t think we usually expect simulations to never work unless otherwise proven? Maybe I’m misunderstanding your point?
We usually use the term simulation to refer to models that are meant to help us understand something, maybe even to make predictions, but not to replace what is supposed to be simulated.
To keep things brief, the human intelligence explosion seems to require open brain surgery to re-arrange neurons, which seems a lot more complicated than flipping bits in RAM.
Yes, this is one of the many differences between the brain and the computer, and given so many differences we simply can’t conclude from any attribute of a brain that a computer with the same attribute is possible.
I think the 1st argument proves too much—I don’t think we usually expect simulations to never work unless otherwise proven? Maybe I’m misunderstanding your point? I agree with Vaughn downvotes assessment; maybe more specific arguments would help clarify your position (like, to pull something out of by posterior, “quantization of neuron excitation levels destroys the chaotic cascades necessary for intelligence. Also, chaos is necessary for intelligence because...”).
To keep things brief, the human intelligence explosion seems to require open brain surgery to re-arrange neurons, which seems a lot more complicated than flipping bits in RAM.
We usually use the term simulation to refer to models that are meant to help us understand something, maybe even to make predictions, but not to replace what is supposed to be simulated.
Yes, this is one of the many differences between the brain and the computer, and given so many differences we simply can’t conclude from any attribute of a brain that a computer with the same attribute is possible.