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Without long-term memory you can only exist in the present, long-term memory allows for past to exist. Can you emulate long-term memory?
It is not possible to emulate long-term memory. Long-term memory is based on short term memories which are encoded into the DNA and RNA of cells, forming part of the structure or organisation of the cell.
The short term memory is used to determine what and when the cell needs to replicate itself. The long-term memory is encoded in the structure of the DNA and RNA which determines how it will replicate.
Short term memory is encoded in the DNA and RNA by chemical changes which can be duplicated electronically, but long term memory cannot be coded into short-term memories.
Long-term memory is encoded in the structure of DNA and RNA through a process similar to natural selection. This means it is not possible to emulate long term memory, because it requires changes over time which cannot be predicted.
On the other hand, short term memory can be emulated in a computer program. However, this is not possible to use as part of an organism because there are many different types of cells and each type requires a different program. Thus it would require millions if not billions or trillions of computer programs.
In theory, you could use a computer program to replicate an organism, but it would have no ability to adapt. It would be like trying to make a car with only one wheel and expecting it to work properly.