Phase 1 - already exists in a limited way. Phase 2 - support, yes, but the person's brain would be blind, deaf, mute, and completely unable to interact with the world. Phases 3 and 4 - he's tripping.
Deaf and blind are easily remedied. A simple camera and audio feed would do the trick. Mute also is easily fixed. I'm communicating with you now, right? Also speech software is getting better, although it sucks at the moment.
Taste and smell would be slightly more complicated but until they are developed, there is no real need for them.
As for phase 3 and 4, why are they so shocking? The human brain is simply a biological computer so why wouldn't it be able to be simulated or even transferred?
I wouldn't say easily remedied. A camera and audio feed easily provide the data but do they provide it in a format that can be understood? I'd be amazed if the brain encoded video as computers do. The problem isn't the recording equipment (which has existed since the late 1800's), the problem is the lack of a common interface.
It's easy these days when everything is digital and there are common pathways to distribute data but, with the brain, no communication channel exists, nor does a detailed definition of the structure of the data.
Phase 3 and 4 were shocking to me because of the word "consciousness". Define that. If you can, you only think you can.
"the person's brain would be blind, deaf, mute, and completely unable to interact with the world."- Possible, unless they have researched prostetics and how the senses work with the brain well enough that they can develop prostetic senses and organs that can allow the brain to hear, see, and interact. Of course, i doubt that would be in 2025.
Definitely some work going on in that area but the brain as a computer is very different to the computers I know. Given time, I think it could be done. Pessimistically, I don't think we have the time.
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Phase 1 - already exists in a limited way. Phase 2 - support, yes, but the person's brain would be blind, deaf, mute, and completely unable to interact with the world. Phases 3 and 4 - he's tripping.
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Deaf and blind are easily remedied. A simple camera and audio feed would do the trick. Mute also is easily fixed. I'm communicating with you now, right? Also speech software is getting better, although it sucks at the moment.
Taste and smell would be slightly more complicated but until they are developed, there is no real need for them.
As for phase 3 and 4, why are they so shocking? The human brain is simply a biological computer so why wouldn't it be able to be simulated or even transferred?
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I wouldn't say easily remedied. A camera and audio feed easily provide the data but do they provide it in a format that can be understood? I'd be amazed if the brain encoded video as computers do. The problem isn't the recording equipment (which has existed since the late 1800's), the problem is the lack of a common interface.
It's easy these days when everything is digital and there are common pathways to distribute data but, with the brain, no communication channel exists, nor does a detailed definition of the structure of the data.
Phase 3 and 4 were shocking to me because of the word "consciousness". Define that. If you can, you only think you can.
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It's not really related to the previous conversation, but this belongs here nonetheless.
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It's at least interesting, if a little bit on the crazy side.
"the person's brain would be blind, deaf, mute, and completely unable to interact with the world."- Possible, unless they have researched prostetics and how the senses work with the brain well enough that they can develop prostetic senses and organs that can allow the brain to hear, see, and interact. Of course, i doubt that would be in 2025.
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Definitely some work going on in that area but the brain as a computer is very different to the computers I know. Given time, I think it could be done. Pessimistically, I don't think we have the time.