Comments on: How Many Bytes in Species Memory? http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michael/blog/2007/02/the-information-size-of-human-memory/ Transhumanism, AI, nanotechnology, the Singularity, and extinction risk. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:08:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Neil Scott http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michael/blog/2007/02/the-information-size-of-human-memory/#comment-105869 Neil Scott Sun, 20 Jan 2008 14:12:06 +0000 http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michael/blog/?p=347#comment-105869 Too awesome to comprehend all in one go without giving your full and undivided attention with no interuptions. Thanks NEIL. Too awesome to comprehend all in one go without giving your full and undivided attention with no interuptions. Thanks NEIL.

]]> By: Konrad http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michael/blog/2007/02/the-information-size-of-human-memory/#comment-27391 Konrad Thu, 08 Mar 2007 17:16:16 +0000 http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michael/blog/?p=347#comment-27391 As cyber_rigger pointed out, it's meaningless to talk about storage without compression. Our memories are encoded by multiple systems, each specialized for different inputs like sound, smell or even images of human faces. As cyber_rigger pointed out, it’s meaningless to talk about storage without compression. Our memories are encoded by multiple systems, each specialized for different inputs like sound, smell
or even images of human faces.

]]> By: Le Blogueur » Blog Archive » Question de taille … http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michael/blog/2007/02/the-information-size-of-human-memory/#comment-26600 Le Blogueur » Blog Archive » Question de taille … Mon, 05 Mar 2007 13:17:59 +0000 http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michael/blog/?p=347#comment-26600 [...] ce billet récent d’Accelerating Future, nous indique qu’en 1984, on avait estimé qu’un être humain pouvait [...] [...] ce billet récent d’Accelerating Future, nous indique qu’en 1984, on avait estimé qu’un être humain pouvait [...]

]]> By: Tom McCabe http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michael/blog/2007/02/the-information-size-of-human-memory/#comment-26480 Tom McCabe Mon, 05 Mar 2007 02:17:34 +0000 http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michael/blog/?p=347#comment-26480 "A better question might be how many bits would it take for a computer to CREATE the article you just wrote?" A few billion, which is the information content of the human genome. Plus a heck of a lot of computing power. “A better question might be how many bits would it take for a computer to CREATE the article you just wrote?”

A few billion, which is the information content of the human genome. Plus a heck of a lot of computing power.

]]> By: cyber_rigger http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michael/blog/2007/02/the-information-size-of-human-memory/#comment-26283 cyber_rigger Sun, 04 Mar 2007 07:28:19 +0000 http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michael/blog/?p=347#comment-26283 The storage doesn't equal logic. Human brains are not just a simple look-up table. The 'logic' part of the brain (in number of bits) should be the product of the input bits times the output bits. Let's assume that the output bit count is not larger than the input, otherwise you would have redundant output bits. The max input would be equal the output. For example, if you had a 4 bit input and a 4 bit output you would need 16 bits (4 x 4) for the logic array (uncompressed). How may bits would it take to define a unique human input experience, for example watching a movie? How many bits would it take to define a unique result (output) from watching this movie? The logic capacity of the human brain bit count would be at least the number of input bits times the output bits. A compression method would of course reduce this logic size. Humans may not have the best memory but they still (potentially) have the best logic capability on earth. A better question might be how many bits would it take for a computer to CREATE the article you just wrote? The storage doesn’t equal logic.

Human brains are not just a simple look-up table.

The ‘logic’ part of the brain (in number of bits) should be the product of the input bits times the output bits.

Let’s assume that the output bit count is not larger than the input, otherwise you would have redundant output bits.

The max input would be equal the output.

For example, if you had a 4 bit input and a 4 bit output you would need 16 bits (4 x 4) for the logic array (uncompressed).

How may bits would it take to define a unique human input experience, for example watching a movie?
How many bits would it take to define a unique result (output) from watching this movie?

The logic capacity of the human brain bit count would be at least the number of input bits times the output bits. A compression method would of course reduce this logic size.

Humans may not have the best memory but they still (potentially) have the best logic capability on earth.

A better question might be how many bits would it take for a computer to CREATE the article you just wrote?

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