# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Discussion (March 9, 2016)

• A critical article about cryonics from The Baffler prompted discussion about a failed cryopreservation case where delays in death pronouncement and body access caused perfusion issues, highlighting practical challenges in cryonics implementation.

• Participants emphasized the importance of discussing cryonics and other transhumanist topics with potential life partners before marriage, with one user specifically mentioning having "the cryonics talk" with their wife before proposing.

• Nature published an article about open hardware pioneers developing low-cost laboratory equipment, which was shared as relevant to the DIY science and biohacking movements that overlap with transhumanist interests.

• Google's AlphaGo victory over Lee Sedol in Go generated significant discussion about whether this achievement represents meaningful progress toward AGI or merely demonstrates a specialized tool using neural networks.

• Participants compared human strategic game playing (pattern recognition and mental simulation) with AlphaGo's approach, noting that while not AGI, its neural network learning methodology more closely resembles human cognition than previous game-playing AI systems.

• There was debate about the MIRI/LessWrong community's reaction to AlphaGo, with clarification that Eliezer Yudkowsky had actually acknowledged it as significant AI progress, contrary to some characterizations of the community's response.

• A Nature article on governance lessons from DIY biologists was shared, suggesting that formal regulatory bodies could learn from community-based approaches to oversight in emerging biotechnologies.