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Re:Would it be evil to build a functional brain inside a com... by aperrien on Friday July 05, 2013 @09:39PM (#5997565)
I believe we need to take steps now to better get a handle on what we define as "sane".

If this is a person who has been placed in a computer, it's unlikely that they'll be willing to wipe out all their friends and family on a whim.

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Re:Would it be evil to build a functional brain inside a com... by pyre on Friday July 05, 2013 @11:26PM (#5997814)
How many of your feelings are responses to chemical reactions? How well will these be emulated? Will it just be a sort of complex 'neural net' (mapping of neurons) or will all of the chemical processes be there?
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Re:Would it be evil to build a functional brain inside a com... by jared314 on Saturday July 06, 2013 @12:46AM (#5997980)
That depends on what survives the transfer (i.e. memories, experiences, and/or trained personal responses). I think we can actually use existing sci-fi to explore the possibilities, ranging from nothing to everything surviving. Even Portal has a perspective on building an AI from, or including, a person[0].

[0] http://theportalwiki.com/wiki/Caroline

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