2002-10-02, 06:27
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What is uploading?
Uploading (sometimes called "mind uploading" or "brain reconstruction") is the hypothetical process of transferring a mind from a biological brain to a computer.
The idea is that after scanning the synaptic structure of a brain, we could implement the same computations on an electronic medium that would normally take place in the neural network of the brain. A brain scan of sufficient resolution could be produced by disassembling the brain atom for atom by means of nanotechnology. Other approaches, such analyzing small the brain slice by slice in an electron microscope with automatic image processing have also been proposed.
A distinction is sometimes made between destructive uploading, in which the original brain is destroyed in the process, and non-destructive uploading, in which the original brain is preserved intact alongside the uploaded copy.
It is a matter of debate under what conditions personal identity would be preserved in destructive uploading. Most philosophers who have analyzed the problem think that at least under some conditions, an upload of your brain would be you. The idea is that you survive as long as certain information patterns are conserved, such as your memories, values, attitudes and emotions; it matters less whether they are implemented on a computer or in that gray, cheesy lump inside your skull.
Tricky cases arise, however, if we imagine that several similar copies are made of your uploaded mind. Then which one is you? Are they all you or is neither of them you? Who has the right to your property? Who is married to your wife/husband? Philosophical, legal and ethical challenges abound. Maybe these will be hotly debated political issues in the next century.
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Låt oss säga att vi klonar min kropp och uploadar mitt neurala nätverk till denna klon. Ja vem är egentligen "jag" då? Om jag skapar en perfekt kopia av mig själv? Båda personerna kommer att anse att just han är "jag".
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Start citat;
What is uploading?
Uploading (sometimes called "mind uploading" or "brain reconstruction") is the hypothetical process of transferring a mind from a biological brain to a computer.
The idea is that after scanning the synaptic structure of a brain, we could implement the same computations on an electronic medium that would normally take place in the neural network of the brain. A brain scan of sufficient resolution could be produced by disassembling the brain atom for atom by means of nanotechnology. Other approaches, such analyzing small the brain slice by slice in an electron microscope with automatic image processing have also been proposed.
A distinction is sometimes made between destructive uploading, in which the original brain is destroyed in the process, and non-destructive uploading, in which the original brain is preserved intact alongside the uploaded copy.
It is a matter of debate under what conditions personal identity would be preserved in destructive uploading. Most philosophers who have analyzed the problem think that at least under some conditions, an upload of your brain would be you. The idea is that you survive as long as certain information patterns are conserved, such as your memories, values, attitudes and emotions; it matters less whether they are implemented on a computer or in that gray, cheesy lump inside your skull.
Tricky cases arise, however, if we imagine that several similar copies are made of your uploaded mind. Then which one is you? Are they all you or is neither of them you? Who has the right to your property? Who is married to your wife/husband? Philosophical, legal and ethical challenges abound. Maybe these will be hotly debated political issues in the next century.
Slut citat;
Låt oss säga att vi klonar min kropp och uploadar mitt neurala nätverk till denna klon. Ja vem är egentligen "jag" då? Om jag skapar en perfekt kopia av mig själv? Båda personerna kommer att anse att just han är "jag".
(min fru skulle kanske bli glad?)