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Subject: Re: Immortality via Computer
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Date: Fri, 17-Jul-87 09:39:00 EDT
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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.