It seems unlikely that reliable reconstruction of cryonics patients could occur and yet the problem of consciousness not yet be figured out.
I don’t agree with this claim. One would simply need an understanding of what brain systems are necessary for consciousness and how to restore those systems to a close approximation to pre-existing state (presumably using nanotech). This doesn’t take much in the way of actually understanding how those systems function. Once one had well-developed nanotech one could learn this sort of thing simply be trial and error on animals (seeing what was necessary for survival, and what was necessary for training to stay intact) and then move on to progressively larger brained creatures. This doesn’t require a deep understanding of intelligence or consciousness, simply an understanding of what parts of the brain are being used and how to restore them.
I don’t agree with this claim. One would simply need an understanding of what brain systems are necessary for consciousness and how to restore those systems to a close approximation to pre-existing state (presumably using nanotech). This doesn’t take much in the way of actually understanding how those systems function. Once one had well-developed nanotech one could learn this sort of thing simply be trial and error on animals (seeing what was necessary for survival, and what was necessary for training to stay intact) and then move on to progressively larger brained creatures. This doesn’t require a deep understanding of intelligence or consciousness, simply an understanding of what parts of the brain are being used and how to restore them.