it seems plausible to me that getting better models of neurons would be useful for creating neuromorphic AIs while better brain scanning would not, and both technologies are necessary for brain uploading
is the idea that you cannot scan a brain if you don’t know what needs to be scanned, and so that’s why you need a model of neurons before you can upload? that you think “scanning everything” and waiting to figure out how it works before emulating the scanned mind is impracal?
No. Scanning everything and then waiting until we have a good enough neuron model might work fine; it’s just that the scan wouldn’t give you a brain emulation until your neuron model is good enough.
is the idea that you cannot scan a brain if you don’t know what needs to be scanned, and so that’s why you need a model of neurons before you can upload? that you think “scanning everything” and waiting to figure out how it works before emulating the scanned mind is impracal?
No. Scanning everything and then waiting until we have a good enough neuron model might work fine; it’s just that the scan wouldn’t give you a brain emulation until your neuron model is good enough.
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