Creating 'human level' intelligence in animals (Uplift)

[Scumpup]

Humans may have instincts. If so, there is little agreement on what they are. Why would one expect uplifted animals to be better able to explain theirs?

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@John_Mace

Taking the first part of your post as the serious part… If you uplifted their intelligence, you’d probably not preserve their un-uplifted instincts.

I find that pretty hard to believe. It’s not like we’ve cast aside our inner beast, so to say.

[BrainGlutton]

@cmyk

If it became feasible to “Uplift” almost any species with a brain and a central nervous system, think about everything we can learn from them. About their instincts, their mating habits, their… their um… oh fuck it, who am I trying to kid? We’d enslave them and have them do our laundry.

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AWK! It’s a living!

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[BrainGlutton]

@Scumpup

Humans may have instincts. If so, there is little agreement on what they are.

What?! Everybody knows what they are: Lust, hunger, fight-or-flight response, and lust.