But another approach would be to create a mechanism that serves thesame function as pain without being painful. Imagine an “exoskin”: alayer of nanotech sensors so thin that we can’t feel it or see it,but which monitors our skin surface for noxious stimuli. If we put ourhand on a hot plate, … the mechanism contracts our muscle fibers soas to make our hand withdraw
I recommend Gwern’s discussion of pain to anyone who finds this sort of proposal intriguing (or anyone who is simply interested in the subject).
I recommend Gwern’s discussion of pain to anyone who finds this sort of proposal intriguing (or anyone who is simply interested in the subject).
Given utopian medicine, Gwern’s points seem not very important.