Brain Cortex Katra Part 31

CREATING A BRAIN CORTEX KATRA
What we are working on, and wish to achieve, is the creation of a human subset simplified Katra that can be transferred into the machine brain and retained indefinitely.

First we will define the Katra, establish its parameters, and attempt to construct one for use in the human brain to machine brain transfer project.

Philosophical issues

Above: this is 9.4 Tesla FT-ICR Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometer. The FT-ICR MS allows scientists to identify up to 20,000 components in a mixture without prior separation (GC, LC , gels), thereby changing the whole approach to mixture analysis. A mass spectrometer (shown in the picture above) works by detecting little particles that have a charge and helps determine the structure/shape of a sample. There are many applications for this machine to help unravel the chemical solution and flux particle dynamic mysteries of the human brain, thus potentially paving the way to more complete pathway understanding and to ultimately more sophisticated human brain to machine (H2M) brain transfers. Credit: IRISE

KATRA DEFINITION
The Katra is a living spirit and the essence of the mind and it could be transferred to another person moments before death.
http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Katra

PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES
We don't normally joke about science fact and something new and serious like mind to mind transfer and the holding retention of one's Katra and a transference of an individual's intellectual and experience essence into a brain vessel, however, a number of ludicrous philosophical issues were proposed by some people about this technology and a small but cute cartoon is in order.

CREATING A KATRA
Can we generate a small subset Kata and transfer it from a human to a machine? This is one aspect of the human brain to machine brain transfer project. Previously the Lab defined Layering. In this case, the Katra can be converted into the confines of a small singular brain layer which is a subset of the whole. Therefore, to DIY your own subset Katra, first determine the subset requirement.

Brain Cortex Uploading Human Mind to Machine Part 20
http://humanoidolabs.blogspot.tw/2013/11/brain-cortex-uploading-human-mind-to.html

THREE KNOWLEDGE TYPES
The brain cortex is considering at least three types of classifications for upload from a human brain. There are three areas for a simplified upload. This includes factual knowledge, personality and experience.

FACTUAL KNOWLEDGE
While factual knowledge may initially appear less unique to a person's characteristics, it is not. It can certainly be a defining signature based on the type of knowledge one knows and the level and quantity of a particular interest.

PERSONALITY
Personality can include likes and dislikes, viewpoints, philosophy and values. More knowledge and factual material can indicate personality interests about astronomy for example.

EXPERIENCES
Experiences can include previous choices made, stories, and things that are selected as one over another due to learned past events.

TRANSFER CLASSIFICATIONS
IN CREATING A SIMPLIFIED BRAIN LAYER FOR TRANSFER It's not necessary to upload all three classifications to demo the results. One over the other can be selected, with decisions based on the machine vessel capacity and the machines ability, capacity and characteristic attributes.

SELECTING FACTUAL KNOWLEDGE
As factual knowledge can portray other characteristics such as personality, likes, interests, gravitation, etc., this would be a good place to start. The amount or selected topical quantity of factual knowledge can also portray a person's experience about a particular subject, either through course taking, study or experiences.

Therefore all three potentials, Factual Knowledge, Personality, and Experience can be wrapped up and embedded in just one transfer classification — Factual Knowledge. KATRA generation can now focus on factual knowledge that contains bits of experience, personality and knowledge.

INITIAL UPLOAD POTENTIALS
Factual Knowledge
Personality
Experience 

LINKS
Brain Cortex Machine Intro Part 1
Brain Cortex the Jar Part 2
Brain Cortex Solar Panel Part 3
Brain Cortex Machine Batteries Part 4
Brain Cortex Modules Part 5
Brain Cortex Update Part 6 
Brain Cortex Arrangement Part 7
Brain Cortex Round Robin Part 8
Brain Cortex Thermometers Part 9 
Brain Cortex Noninvasive Brain Transfer Part 10
Brain Cortex Experiences First Earthquake Part 11
Brain Cortex Time Travel Part 12
Brain Cortex Time Travel Predictions Part 13
Brain Cortex Update Part 14 
Brain Cortex Occupation Part 15
Brain Cortex Index Part 16
Brain Cortex Update Part 17 
Brain Cortex Control Panel Part 18
Brain Cortex Mind Uploading Part 19
Brain Cortex Uploading Human Mind to Machine Part 20
Brain Cortex Solar Cells Part 21
Brain Cortex Data Survival Part 22
Brain Cortex Update Part 23
Brain Cortex Desiccator Part 24
Brain Cortex Stock Options Part 25
Brain Cortex Propeller Protection Part 26
Brain Cortex Interim Break Part 27 
Brain Cortex Mind Transfer Part 28
Brain Cortex Immortality Part 29 
Brain Cortex Mind Meld Part 30
Brain Cortex Katra Part 31
Brain Cortex Philosophy Part 32

Index to the Brain Cortex
http://humanoidolabs.blogspot.tw/2013/11/brain-cortex-index-part-16.html

Brain Cortex Uploading Human Mind to Machine Part 20

Humanoido Labs - we've come a long way since the first 340 gram brain in a jar debuted in July of 2011. Seen at left inside the smaller jar, the 128K RAM/ROM award-winning machine brain has two piggybacked Parallax Propeller chips mounted together for full use of sixteen computing cores that run in parallel with 64 I/O pins. During this time period, the objective was creating a brain, giving it some intelligence, making it fit into a jar enclosure, imparting life, and running brain experiments with it. Although a massive 4-pound Skippy peanut butter jar was obtained at Costco, the current series of Cortex brains use store-purchased empty jars of much larger size.

THREE TYPES OF TRANSFER CLASSIFICATIONS
BRAIN CORTEX UPLOADING HUMAN MIND TO MACHINE PART 20

If you could upload a portion of your mind to a machine and live longer, what would you choose to upload, or save from your self and your characteristics to travel into the future?

At Humanoido Labs, work progresses on a cortex brain that will have upload capabilities from a human mind, so the validity of the question becomes plausible. Would you upload your knowledge, i.e. what you know about facts or would you collect and transmit your life's experiences? Perhaps one will care more about uploading personality and values? Or will life experiences become the most treasured part of a human?

— Humanoido Labs is beginning the human mind to machine brain transfer project —

THREE KNOWLEDGE TYPES
The brain cortex is considering at least three types of classifications for upload from a human brain. There are three areas for a simplified upload. This includes factual knowledge, personality and experience. While factual knowledge may initially appear less unique to a person's characteristics, it is not. It can certainly be a defining signature based on the type of knowledge one knows and the level and quantity of a particular interest. Personality can include likes and dislikes, viewpoints, philosophy and values. More knowledge and factual material can indicate personality interests about astronomy for example. Experiences can include previous choices made, stories, and things that are selected as one over another due to learned past events.

TRANSFER CLASSIFICATIONS
It's not necessary to upload all three classifications to demo the results. One over the other can be selected, with decisions based on the machine vessel capacity and the machines ability, capacity and characteristic attributes. As factual knowledge can portray other characteristics such as personality, likes, interests, gravitation, etc., this would be a good place to start. The amount or selected topical quantity of factual knowledge can also portray a person's experience about a particular subject, either through course taking, study or experiences. Therefore all three potentials, Factual Knowledge, Personality, and Experience can be wrapped up and embedded in just one transfer classification — Factual Knowledge.

INITIAL UPLOAD POTENTIALS
Factual Knowledge
Personality
Experience 

ADVANCED UPLOAD OPTIONS
Consciousness
Complete Brain Transfer
Complete Functionality
Ability to Grow after a Transfer

Advanced upload options are currently beyond the scope of this first cortex experiment, however such features may become reality in time.

In brain cortex numeral uno, there's a limited path of uploading, i.e. the entire brain cannot upload due to space and special containment limitations and the cortex does not have enough neural pathways to save the entire human brain. It becomes of matter of what to upload and save, and the quantity of contents that will fit into the machine cortex.

In this example consider 32K RAM and 32K nonvolatile storage. With a constant on power source, the 64K becomes nonvolatile. Then potentials utilize a factor of Xn approach and this becomes 100Xn for one hundred times more capacity for experimenting and transfers. This will increase from over a 100,000 neural net to closer to one million in the future. As the neural net expands, so does the capacity to transfer more and more of the human mind.

Index to the Brain Cortex
http://humanoidolabs.blogspot.tw/2013/11/brain-cortex-index-part-16.html