My point is that to “model brains better” requires a lot more knowledge about the brains (neurology, microbiology, chemistry) and a lot more computing power, and those things require progress in other areas, and so on, so that sounds like one of those equivalent supergoals.
to “model brains better” requires a lot more knowledge about the brains (neurology, microbiology, chemistry)
I am not sure that I agree about that. I think it’s possible to isolate parts of the brain. We have better rigour in scientific testing than ever before and we need that to come to reliable information of the brain.
I guess… I disagree with “a lot more” I think it’s more like, “A little more”… And time.
But saying so is not speaking of concretes. I don’t know how to quantify this.
I have to admit that I have no idea; my understanding of the brain isn’t enough to even assess the magnitude of the challenge. Intuitively, it seems at least as hard as “find cheap renewable energy”, but I might be completely wrong.
My point is that to “model brains better” requires a lot more knowledge about the brains (neurology, microbiology, chemistry) and a lot more computing power, and those things require progress in other areas, and so on, so that sounds like one of those equivalent supergoals.
I am not sure that I agree about that. I think it’s possible to isolate parts of the brain. We have better rigour in scientific testing than ever before and we need that to come to reliable information of the brain.
I guess… I disagree with “a lot more” I think it’s more like, “A little more”… And time.
But saying so is not speaking of concretes. I don’t know how to quantify this.
I have to admit that I have no idea; my understanding of the brain isn’t enough to even assess the magnitude of the challenge. Intuitively, it seems at least as hard as “find cheap renewable energy”, but I might be completely wrong.