Re: Is cryopreservation a solution?

Eliezer S. Yudkowsky (sentience@pobox.com)
Fri, 19 Sep 1997 00:02:39 -0500

Geoff Smith wrote:
>
> On Wed, 17 Sep 1997, Joao Pedro wrote:
>
> > It's my only platform for intelligent (I don't like much the word
> > "consciousness"), I think there is intelligent life in the universe
> > besides ours, I think in the future we will built computers much more
> > intelligent than us. For me, as an individual, my only platform is my
> > brain.
>
> You're going to let computers become more intelligent than you? Haven't
> you seen Terminator 2 ?!?
>
> When computers are more intelligent than you, your only usefullness will
> be in a zoo or museum.

Wrong.

> I don't plan on being obsolete.

Tough luck.

> geoff.

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