Sashinii t1_ivrgyyd wrote on November 10, 2022 at 1:45 AM

The debate of whether or not people will spend most of their time in or out of full dive VR ignores that full dive VR requires molecular nanotechnology, and when that's created, enhancing the neocortex will be possible, so what I think will happen is people will spend their time having qualitatively different experiences that are beyond our brain's current comprehension (just like our species did when nature gave us a neocortex enhancement millions of years ago).

Redvolition OP t1_ivrhqn5 wrote on November 10, 2022 at 1:51 AM

>full dive VR requires molecular nanotechnology

I don't think so. FDVR only requires three things:

Isolated brain kept alive via artificial vascular system feeding it nutrients and essential chemicals. Has already been done in pig brains kept alive 36h in 2019, if I am not misremembering.
Connection with sensory nerves that send and receive signals. There are already rudimentary technologies around this, mostly targeting prosthesis control and sensory implants.
AI world generators.

Molecular nanotech will make it easier, but is not strictly necessary.

Sashinii t1_ivrl7ch wrote on November 10, 2022 at 2:17 AM

This is feasible but it wouldn't be necessary with a technology (such as molecular nanotechnology for instance) that could alter a person's internal clock to make a million subjective years occur over the course of a single objective day.
There are many senses beyond sight, smell, taste, touch and hearing (such as depth, distance, equilibrioception, kinesthesia, thermoception, etc.) that would have to be perfectly simulated; how much bandwidth would be required for flawlessly simulating them all and how long would it take?
AI creating worlds is definitely possible without molecular nanotechnology.

robaited t1_ivsf1fy wrote on November 10, 2022 at 7:03 AM

It's longer than you think, dad

[deleted] t1_ivsi9cb wrote on November 10, 2022 at 7:47 AM

That's not good. You are much more likely to change someone for the better or worst. Change is not always for the better. Just have one second be in real time.

AI_Enjoyer87 t1_ivuyykx wrote on November 10, 2022 at 8:18 PM

I don't think people being far more intelligent will make people happy. I think it will be a minority of people who embrace these technologies in that way.