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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zappo" data-source="post: 2632540" data-attributes="member: 633">The creation of true AI doesn't seem likely right now. All current AIs that try to imitate the human brain only work in extremely limited scopes, and the problem isn't processing power or memory. The more adaptable you try to make them, the worse they become at actually solving problems. The only AIs that actually do something interesting can only deal with a very limited scope - "avoiding obstacles", "recognizing a particular pattern", "faking a conversation about a certain topic" etc. We still miss some vital piece of theory; resources are irrelevant until we get that, and it could very well take centuries. Much for the same reasons, I don't think we'll be able to invent something that speeds up learning any time soon.What I think is more likely - and more interesting - is the development of a direct connection between brain and machine, ala cyberpunk, and the ability to make a perfect scan of the body to the point of being able to run a simulation of a scanned brain in a sufficiently powerful computer. Both are nowhere close right now, but I think they are somewhat easier than building a true AI from scratch. After those two developments, you'd soon get telepathy (ICQ in your brain), limited omniscience (Google in your brain), immunity to disease (download your mind into an advanced robot body), immortality (backup your mind daily), instantaneous travel (zip into a remote robot body), limited time dilation (run the simulation faster), and miscellaneous perks from being able to control machines.That's how I'd see it if I got it today - people born with that kind of enhancements would adapt to it in a manner that I can't foresee.</blockquote>

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