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33: When will we upload our consciousness to the cloud?

2022/6/26

The Why Files: Operation Podcast

AJ在播客中探讨了意识上传的可能性及其挑战。他首先指出人类对永生的渴望，以及科学家们为延长寿命所做的努力。接着，他介绍了意识上传的概念，以及一家名为Nectome的创业公司声称已经开发出一种能够将意识上传到计算机的程序，尽管该程序是100%致命的。AJ详细解释了全脑仿真的三个主要技术难题：扫描、处理能力和环境。他指出，目前的技术水平还远不足以实现全脑仿真，因为存储和处理完整的人脑数据需要巨大的存储空间和计算能力。他以Nectome公司为例，说明了这项技术面临的挑战和局限性，以及其高昂的成本。他还讨论了意识上传后可能面临的问题，例如数字意识的损坏、黑客攻击和恶意软件感染等。此外，他还探讨了上传后的意识可能存在的两种形式：下载到物理身体或虚拟模拟中。在虚拟模拟中，意识可以体验无限可能，但同时也引发了关于人类本质和存在意义的哲学思考。最后，AJ总结道，数字永生目前还无法实现，应该珍惜现实生活。

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Mind uploading involves preserving consciousness by uploading it to a computer, with a startup developing a scientifically sound but fatal procedure.

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When will we upload our consciousness to the cloud?

As long as people have been alive, they've wanted to stay alive.

For centuries, explorers have searched for the fountain of youth. And today, scientists are hard at work researching technology that can extend the human lifespan, stop or reverse aging; and even preserve a terminally ill person indefinitely, until a cure for their disease is discovered. But what if -- instead of preserving our bodies -- we could preserve our consciousness; by uploading it to a powerful computer.

This is called mind uploading. And one startup has developed a procedure to do exactly this. It's scientifically sound, there's a waiting list to participate, and the procedure -- is one hundred percent fatal.

Let's find out why.

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33: When will we upload our consciousness to the cloud?