Whole Brain Emulation
Whole brain emulation is the hypothetical process of scanning a brain in detail and simulating it on a computer so that it behaves like the original mind.
What is Whole Brain Emulation?
It is a proposed alternative route to human-level machine intelligence and raises deep questions about identity and moral status. It is far beyond current technology.
How it works
It would require mapping every neuron and synapse and running a sufficiently accurate simulation.
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