Evolution of the human brain: when bigger is better

[stevebowers]

A purely biont Superior with a biological nervous system would run into latency problems, just like a matrioshka brain without an internal wormhole bus. I think we would just have to accept that a big-brained biont would be a bit slow when using eir entire processing capacity. Of course this connectivity could be accelerated artificially by using cybernetic enhancements, such as an exocortex (which would presumably include its own high speed connectome).

I would expect a Gaian Whale or a Sufant to be a bit... leisurely.. to talk to, because of their large brains, although they might be capable of quick responses on occasion.