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Seems like it would be quicker to obtain full knowledge of how DNA and cell replication work. Then the simulation could grow a brain without having to fully und
by guelo 11y ago
Seems like it would be quicker to obtain full knowledge of how DNA and cell replication work. Then the simulation could grow a brain without having to fully understand it.
- visarga 11y agoWe could grow neurons on silicon chips, or use small tubes that attract axons and dendrites to grow through them (seen a paper about it once) and use them as an I/O interface to a lab-grown brain. We can already grow 5mm size mini brains with human neural cells. It might be more energy efficient and we could take brains to a whole new level.
- PeterisP 11y agoGoing down to modeling at the level of proteins instead of neurons adds a LOT of quantitative complexity - it could be quicker to obtain enough knowledge to start that, but it could easily add 20-30 extra years of waiting for the available computing power to arrive after the already many years we still need to wait for computing power needed for a full brain simulation at neuronal level.