Quote Originally Posted by tjax03 View Post
Yea I had heard of this theory before, but I think this article provides an extremely well written summary of its main ideas, and more importantly, provides the background evidence in support of it. You seem to know a great deal about this. I was particularly intrigued by one of the predictions that we will have successfully reverse engineered a complete human brain by the mid 2020's. Even as someone who is on their way to receiving both an MD and a PhD, this seems far fetched to me. Then again, that all goes with what Kurtzweil says that humans often cannot think about, or properly envision the potential of exponential growth.
won't happen by 2020 mate. Not even close. Only now are we real good at DNA decoding. Back engineering a biological computational machine into a silicon computational machine doesn't make sense. More interesting is the extreme fledgling technology of quantam computing. IF we can ever harness and weild the powers of this technology, the implications are staggering! Three bits of binary = 2x2x2=8 outcomes. Three bits of quantam = 3x3x3=27 outcomes. Each additional quantam chip increases computational power over binary exponentially.

Another fledgling technology that holds extreme potential is biological computer chips. Not so much that they can compare to quantam computational power, but this is the bridge that holds so much promise for augmenting the human brain. The first step is to restore brain funtionality to individuals with impaired brain function, whether through traumatic event or dementia. There is hope that in 30 to 50 years this will be common. Second step is augmenting brain functionality to normal brains, thereby increasing memory, intelligence, and sensory perception. That could occur 10 to 15 years after the first step, and this is generally considered the second step.