exocortex en · NOUN
Etymology
From exo- + cortex. The botanical sense involves the "tree bark" sense of cortex; the neurotechnology sense involves the cerebral cortex sense of cortex.
Meanings
- A special triple layer in the roots of saprophytic orchids.
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A hypothetical artificial information-processing system that would augment a brain's biological cognitive processes.
We will move from the neocortex into an exocortex that will give us a lot more capabilities: a superintelligence, probably.
2020, Tina Woods, quoting José Cordeiro, Live Longer with AI […] , Packt Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 120:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| exocortexes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| exocortices | Number=Plur | lexicographic |