Most of the threats to human survival come down to one factor \u2013 the vulnerability of the human biological body.<\/p>\n
If a tiny faction of the sums being spent on researching or countering these threats was to be used to address the question of a non-biological alternative, a good team could research and develop a working prototype in a matter of years.<\/p>\n
The fundamental question does not lie in the perhaps inappropriately named \u201cSingularity\u201d, (of the AI kind), but rather in by what means are neural impulses translated into sensory experience \u2013 sounds, colors, tastes, odours, tactile sensations.<\/p>\n
By what means is the TRANSLATION effected?<\/p>\n
It is well known that leading up to sensory experience \u2013 such as music \u2013 that it is not just a matter of neural impulses or even patterns of neural impulses, but patterns of patterns \u2013 derivatives of derivatives of derivatives \u2013 but yet beyond that, translation has to occur.<\/p>\n
Many of the threats to human existence, including over-population and all that it brings \u2013 can be handled by addressing the basic problem, instead of addressing each threat separately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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