Ken Hayworth's guest appearances

Ken Hayworth

Singularity.FM 

Brain Inspired

Melanie Mitchell

Chris Eliasmith

David Ferrucci

Randal Koene

Seth Godin

James Martin

Jessica Thompson

Noam Chomsky

David Rosen

Michael Greger

Joseph Mercola

Andrew Hessel

Calum Chace

Kevin Kelly

Brad Feld

OwlTail

Randal, Ken, and I discuss a host of topics around the future goal of uploading our minds into non-brain systems, to continue our mental lives and expand our range of experiences. The basic requirement for such a subtrate-independent mind is to implement whole brain emulation. We discuss two basic approaches to whole brain emulation. The "scan and copy" approach proposes we somehow scan the entire structure of our brains (at whatever scale is necessary) and store that scan until some future date when we have figured out how to us that information to build a substrate that can house your mind. The "gradual replacement" approach proposes we slowly replace parts of the brain with functioning alternative machines, eventually replacing the entire brain with non-biological material and yet retaining a functioning mind. Randal and Ken are neuroscientists who understand the magnitude and challenges of a massive project like mind uploading, who also understand what we can do right now, with current technology, to advance toward that lofty goal, and who are thoughtful about what steps we need to take to enable further advancements. Randal A KoeneTwitter: @randalkoeneCarboncopies Foundation.Randal's website.Ken HayworthTwitter: @KennethHayworthBrain Preservation Foundation.Youtube videos. Timestamps0:00 - Intro6:14 - What Ken wants11:22 - What Randal wants22:29 - Brain preservation27:18 - Aldehyde stabilized cryopreservation31:51 - Scan and copy vs. gradual replacement38:25 - Building a roadmap49:45 - Limits of current experimental paradigms53:51 - Our evolved brains1:06:58 - Counterarguments1:10:31 - Animal models for whole brain emulation1:15:01 - Understanding vs. emulating brains1:22:37 - Current challenges

Randal, Ken, and I discuss a host of topics around the future goal of uploading our minds into non-brain systems, to continue our mental lives and expand our range of experiences. The basic requirement for such a subtrate-independent mind is to implement whole brain emulation. We discuss two basic approaches to whole brain emulation. The "scan and copy" approach proposes we somehow scan the entire structure of our brains (at whatever scale is necessary) and store that scan until some future date when we have figured out how to us that information to build a substrate that can house your mind. The "gradual replacement" approach proposes we slowly replace parts of the brain with functioning alternative machines, eventually replacing the entire brain with non-biological material and yet retaining a functioning mind. Randal and Ken are neuroscientists who understand the magnitude and challenges of a massive project like mind uploading, who also understand what we can do right now, with current technology, to advance toward that lofty goal, and who are thoughtful about what steps we need to take to enable further advancements. <ul><li>Randal A Koene<ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/randalkoene" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@</a><a href="https://twitter.com/randalkoene" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">randalkoene</a></li><li><a href="https://carboncopies.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Carboncopies Foundation</a>.</li><li><a href="https://www.randalkoene.com/home" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Randal's website</a>.</li></ul></li><li>Ken Hayworth<ul><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/KennethHayworth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@KennethHayworth</a></li><li><a href="https://www.brainpreservation.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brain Preservation Foundation</a>.<ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/brainpreservation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Youtube videos</a>.</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 6:14 - What Ken wants 11:22 - What Randal wants 22:29 - Brain preservation 27:18 - Aldehyde stabilized cryopreservation 31:51 - Scan and copy vs. gradual replacement 38:25 - Building a roadmap 49:45 - Limits of current experimental paradigms 53:51 - Our evolved brains 1:06:58 - Counterarguments 1:10:31 - Animal models for whole brain emulation 1:15:01 - Understanding vs. emulating brains 1:22:37 - Current challenges

BI 103 Randal Koene and Ken Hayworth: The Road to Mind Uploading

Ken Hayworth is the president of the Brain Preservation Foundation and a strong proponent of chemical brain preservation. During my Singularity 1 on 1 interview with Ken, we talk about a variety of topics such as his background in electron-microscopy and how he got interested in it; the motivation behind his work; his skepticism towards […]

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