>
> What if the copy is not exact, but close enough to fool others who know
> you?
> Maybe you won't have a choice. Suppose you die before we have developed
> the
> technology to scan neurons, so family members customize an AGI in your
> likeness based on all of your writing, photos, and interview
On 09/09/07, Matt Mahoney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Your dilemma: after you upload, does the original human them become a
> > > p-zombie, or are there two copies of your consciousness? Is it necessary
> > to
> > > kill the human body for your consciousness to transfer?
> >
> > I have the s
--- Stathis Papaioannou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 09/09/07, Matt Mahoney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Your dilemma: after you upload, does the original human them become a
> > p-zombie, or are there two copies of your consciousness? Is it necessary
> to
> > kill the human body for you
On 09/09/07, Matt Mahoney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Your dilemma: after you upload, does the original human them become a
> p-zombie, or are there two copies of your consciousness? Is it necessary to
> kill the human body for your consciousness to transfer?
I have the same problem in ordinary
There has been a minor setback in the plan to implant RFID tags in all humans.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070908/ap_on_re_us/chipping_america_ii;_ylt=AiZyFu9ywOpQA0T6nXkEAcFH2ocA
Perhaps it would be safer to have our social security numbers tattooed on our
foreheads?
-- Matt Mahoney, [EMAIL
--- Stathis Papaioannou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 08/09/07, Matt Mahoney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > I agree this is a great risk. The motivation to upload is driven by fear
> of
> > death and our incorrect but biologically programmed belief in
> consciousness.
> > The result will be
The Singularity Summit is well underway, and there are several live
blogs covering it as the wifi is working great:
http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michael/blog/?p=549
http://www.davidorban.com/blog/archives/2007/09/liveblogging_th.html
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/index.php?cat=152&submit=view
a
--- Quasar Strider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 9/8/07, Tom McCabe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > --- Quasar Strider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> >
> > An out-of-context quote does not magically
> overrule
> > three historical examples. And I can easily
> provide
> > more: Darwin,
