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For a vastly smaller-scale version of this, check out OpenWorm. http://www.openworm.org http://www.openworm.org It defies understanding why one wouldn't start
by fiatmoney 12y ago
For a vastly smaller-scale version of this, check out OpenWorm.
http://www.openworm.org http://www.openworm.org
It defies understanding why one wouldn't start with a much simpler organism rather than trying to go directly to the human brain. For one thing, you can actually experiment on, e.g., a rat brain in a way that you can't on humans.
- monk_e_boy 12y agoI guess you don't know unless you try.
- comex 12y agoThe HBP plan does include simulating the mouse brain as an intermediate objective.
- cr4zy 12y agoHugely excited about OpenWorm! More great stuff about the robotic embodiment of OpenWorm: http://www.i-programmer.info/news/105-artificial-intelligence/7985-a-worms-mind-in-a-lego-body.html http://www.i-programmer.info/news/105-artificial-intelligenc... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8745639 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8745639 Eyewire.org is also really cool -- for example, they have already made an important discovery into how our eyes detect motion: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/online-gamers-help-crack-mystery-of-how-eyes-sense-motion/ http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/online-gamers-help...