That is both amazing and scary at the same time. What happens when(if) we manage to simulate a larger mind, and a larger one, up to human level. What happens if we get a computer that can simulate hundreds of minds and construct them in a way that they work in a group to solve problems? We can capture hundreds of years of evolutionary problem solving without the need to program all of it from scratch. More importantly, what does that mean ethically? Do these simulated minds count as humans? What if we do not simulate their ability to feel pain or suffering? Does a computer count as the person, or does the simulated space count as the person? Does turning off the computer count as murder? I get the feeling that should these projects get to higher scales, these are going to be the next generations, or the next-next-next generation's abortion issue.