Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!uwvax!rutgers.rutgers.edu!sri-spam!ames!sdcsvax!ucbvax!rca.COM!MNORTON From: MNORTON@rca.COM Newsgroups: comp.ai.digest Subject: Re: Immortality via Computer Message-ID: <8707200504.AA05729@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> Date: Fri, 17-Jul-87 09:39:00 EDT Article-I.D.: ucbvax.8707200504.AA05729 Posted: Fri Jul 17 09:39:00 1987 Date-Received: Tue, 21-Jul-87 00:42:27 EDT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Distribution: world Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 11 Approved: ailist@stripe.sri.com Concerning the AP story on attaining immortality via computers, readers of AIList intrested in thinking more about this may wish to read Fredrick Pohl's new book, "Annals of the Heechee", the forth book in the series which began with "Gateway." Mr. Pohl explores some of the implications of computer subsumption of consciousness, which he calls 'vastening' in the story. Some of the topics touched on include altered preception of reality, differing time-rates between biologicals and computers, and non-corporeal being. Mark J. Norton, RCA Advanced Technology Laboratories, AI Lab.