lemme in to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 22 hours agoThis researcher wants to replace your brain, little by little. The US government just hired a researcher who thinks we can beat aging with fresh cloned bodies and brain updates.www.technologyreview.comexternal-linkmessage-square81fedilinkarrow-up1214arrow-down17
arrow-up1207arrow-down1external-linkThis researcher wants to replace your brain, little by little. The US government just hired a researcher who thinks we can beat aging with fresh cloned bodies and brain updates.www.technologyreview.comlemme in to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 22 hours agomessage-square81fedilink
minus-squareEcho DotlinkfedilinkEnglish7•edit-27 hours agoHow would you know? How do you know you’re not a copy of yesterday’s you? If a clone has your memories and you’re not around anymore, then what’s the difference?
minus-square@Maggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•7 hours agoDon’t try to get philosophical about this. There is a hard difference between copying a brain and actually transferring consciousness.
minus-squareEcho DotlinkfedilinkEnglish8•edit-24 hours ago Don’t try to get philosophical about this. Er? It’s a philosophical conversation since, you know, brain uploading is not a thing. If you don’t want to engage in philosophy, you’re in the wrong place.
How would you know?
How do you know you’re not a copy of yesterday’s you? If a clone has your memories and you’re not around anymore, then what’s the difference?
Don’t try to get philosophical about this. There is a hard difference between copying a brain and actually transferring consciousness.
Er? It’s a philosophical conversation since, you know, brain uploading is not a thing.
If you don’t want to engage in philosophy, you’re in the wrong place.