Artificial Intelligence
The technology of the future will do things that seem "mad" to most of us today. Our ability to create artificial intelligence is increasing exponentially. In the labs of prestigious institutions across the country, scientists try to create a computer that will replace the brain. This futuristic technology may not be far off; however, it faces harsh opposition by people afraid of what they don't understand. The idea of living past my short window of mortal life is wonderful. I look forward to seeing Dr. Hans Moravec and other brilliant scientist like him create immortality, for anyone bold enough to except it. As my favorite band 311 says in their song Evolution, "If it's understood it could be used for good and would if you will believe in all we can conceive". Hans Moravec, senior research scientist at Carnegie-Mellon's Mobile Robot Laboratory, wrote, "We are on a threshold of a change in the universe comparable to the transition from nonlife to life"(The Conscious Reader, 500). Moravec seeks to create a "robotic immortality" for everyone. His idea involves making an exact computer replica of an individual's brain and transferring it into a
In essence, you would be the same person, in a state of the art robotic body. Some, even Minsky worry about over population. The downloaded brain would have the same thought process and memories as its mortal counterpart. Moravec is not alone, Marvin Minsky, Donner Professor of Science at MIT, also accepts the idea of artificial intelligence. I wouldn't think twice about ditching my mortal body, to be able to do the things that I have only dreamed about. It is foreseeable that such technology will exist in the lifespan of my generation. As Danny Hillis, a doctorial student of Minsky and founding scientist of the Cambridge-based company Thinking Machines says, "I've added up the things I want to do in my life, and it's about fifteen hundred years worth of stuff"(The Conscious Reader, 499). Implementing artificial intelligence would allow us to do the many things we don't have time to do, in our short mortal lives. They feel that God gave us life and he takes it away when the time is right. Artificial intelligence will make it possible for me to pursue those things. I am intrigued with the idea of living long past the death of my mortal body. Nevertheless, people are afraid of this new technology, afraid of what it may lead too. I too know that there are to many things that I would like to try, places I would like to see, and people that I would like to meet, to fit into one mortal life.
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