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Post by Gleasonator on Apr 23, 2007 20:06:45 GMT -5
I've heard that people are trying to make computers based on human genetics. Then they'll have unlimited capacity (like our brains) and other neat things too. Then there'd probably be weirdness too. At first, before they perfect it, you'll probably be taking your COMPUTER to the doctor for viruses. As in real viruses.
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Post by minimcbeef on Apr 23, 2007 21:02:25 GMT -5
Yeesh. What if it falls in love with a genetic toaster? A human?
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Post by MarioOfTheStars on Apr 24, 2007 15:56:29 GMT -5
Technology these days.
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Post by Toasty4you on Apr 24, 2007 17:15:51 GMT -5
Yeesh. What if it falls in love with a genetic toaster? A human? Genetic toaster? Jim, I believe you just gave me a great idea.
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Post by Trogdor on Apr 24, 2007 17:19:43 GMT -5
I've heard that people are trying to make computers based on human genetics. Then they'll have unlimited capacity (like our brains) and other neat things too. Then there'd probably be weirdness too. At first, before they perfect it, you'll probably be taking your COMPUTER to the doctor for viruses. As in real viruses. Do you mean like AI or artificial intelligence? Or do you mean using real genetics?
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Post by Gleasonator on Apr 24, 2007 17:47:07 GMT -5
I've heard that people are trying to make computers based on human genetics. Then they'll have unlimited capacity (like our brains) and other neat things too. Then there'd probably be weirdness too. At first, before they perfect it, you'll probably be taking your COMPUTER to the doctor for viruses. As in real viruses. Do you mean like AI or artificial intelligence? Or do you mean using real genetics? Extracting the human genes and modifying them.
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Post by Snargle on Apr 24, 2007 18:51:21 GMT -5
So pretty much an android?
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Post by Gleasonator on Apr 24, 2007 22:19:53 GMT -5
So pretty much an android? Depends on your definition of android.
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Post by Trogdor on Apr 24, 2007 22:28:06 GMT -5
Do you mean like AI or artificial intelligence? Or do you mean using real genetics? Extracting the human genes and modifying them. So it is cloning, but giving th DNA to robots?
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Post by Snargle on Apr 27, 2007 17:07:57 GMT -5
My definition of an android, a robot designed to look and act like a human, but what your talking about would that have computer for a mind?
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Post by Trogdor on Apr 27, 2007 17:11:26 GMT -5
No, the robot must have its own body everything cells. The only thing is, genetics include hormones and hormones mean puberty and well, you can guess where I am going.
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Post by Snargle on Apr 27, 2007 17:27:10 GMT -5
So then we'd have self replicating robots, that is one of the top things I dont want to happen.
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Post by Gleasonator on Apr 27, 2007 18:19:45 GMT -5
No...
The computers are to be designed with modified human genes. All they're trying to do is make them have unlimited memory. AT first they wont be reliable at all. Do we even remember what we had for dinner two nights ago? That's the problem. But if I were to say what it was then you'd remember and remember about the dinner. So they must be fixed to not forget.
That has nothing to do with self-replication and these machines will not have minds of their own. The goal is just to figure out the way the brain can store data and reflect it back onto a computer but modified to not forget.
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Post by minimcbeef on Apr 27, 2007 20:31:14 GMT -5
And they do that by using microscopic chemicals.
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Post by Snargle on Apr 27, 2007 21:34:45 GMT -5
Ok so they would be just a brain, made to have unlimeted storage, how sould they make a brain that wouldn't deteriorate over time?
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Post by Gleasonator on Apr 27, 2007 22:53:05 GMT -5
Ok so they would be just a brain, made to have unlimeted storage, how sould they make a brain that wouldn't deteriorate over time? That's part of the problem. They need to just get out the part that controls memory, and modify it to remember. Then they'd have to somehow implant that information in a unit which attaches to your PC as memory.
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Post by Snargle on May 6, 2007 0:24:42 GMT -5
Couldent that help people with memory loss if used the other way around.
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Post by minimcbeef on May 6, 2007 8:47:57 GMT -5
Yeah, that's a good idea. All computers deteriorate over time.
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