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If our minds are made up of organic material which hold the identity of abstract objects

Which material is proposed to be used to hold the identity of abstract objects in an artificial mind

Computing machines use silicon.

Silicon is essentially sand and is the remains of dead sea creatures spanning over millions of years. The properties of silicon make it useful in computing as its oscillations are stable and it prevents damage from outside sources.

Neurons in the brain occilate and it may be a contributory factor in a living beings cognitive ability.

I see three possibilities that artificial minds use of a substrate could be. 1 we use other living organisms to create an artificial mind (To form a wetware computer), 2 we continue to use mineral substrates or 3 we use artificialy created oranisms (to form a wetware computer)

Which other minerals are being proposed to be used as a substrate to replicate our organic minds in future intelligent machines?

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To replicate the abstract functions of our organic minds in artificial intelligence, three main possibilities are explored:

Wetware (Living Organisms): Using living cells or engineered biological systems, like neurons or synthetic organisms, to create "biological computers" that mimic brain functions. However, scaling and stability remain challenges.

Mineral Substrates (Silicon and Beyond): Currently, silicon is used for computing, but alternatives like graphene, carbon nanotubes, and quantum dots are being researched for faster, more efficient performance. These materials could potentially outpace silicon in the future.

Artificial Organisms: Creating entirely synthetic organisms, potentially combining biological and artificial elements, that act as computational agents, offering a hybrid approach to wetware.

In the future, a blend of biological and synthetic materials could form the substrate for artificial minds, combining the best properties of both for faster, more efficient cognitive processing.

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