Juan Benet Shares Podcast Notes: Whole Brain Emulation & Connectomics Resources
juanbenet · x · 2026-07-22
Juan Benet (Founder of Protocol Labs) shared links and references from his recent podcast episode, featuring Allison Duettmann from the Foresight Institute to discuss frontier tech and AGI concepts.
The notes compile key papers and projects, including:
- Whole Brain Emulation: The 2008 roadmap by Sandberg & Bostrom.
- Biological Connectomes: The FlyWire project (fruit-fly connectome) and OpenWorm (C. elegans connectome).
- Foundational AI Theory: Richard Sutton's seminal essay The Bitter Lesson.
Related event: Juan Benet and Foresight Discuss BCI and AGI Future(4 posts)→
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