Maybe a more troubling situation for the feasibility of human brain emulation would be if we had had nematode emulation working for a decade or more but had made no apparent headway to emulating the next level of still not very impressive neural complexity, like a snail. At the moment there’s still the possibility we’re just missing some kind of methodological breakthrough, and once that’s achieved there’s going to be a massive push towards quickly developing emulations for more complex animals.
I think you are right on. I would extend your comment a bit which is to say we are not just missing a methodological breakthrough, but we are not even really attempting to develop the methods necessary. The problem is not just scientific but also what is considered to be science that is worth funding.
Maybe a more troubling situation for the feasibility of human brain emulation would be if we had had nematode emulation working for a decade or more but had made no apparent headway to emulating the next level of still not very impressive neural complexity, like a snail. At the moment there’s still the possibility we’re just missing some kind of methodological breakthrough, and once that’s achieved there’s going to be a massive push towards quickly developing emulations for more complex animals.
I think you are right on. I would extend your comment a bit which is to say we are not just missing a methodological breakthrough, but we are not even really attempting to develop the methods necessary. The problem is not just scientific but also what is considered to be science that is worth funding.