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.
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.