We can't deny that much of what has been writen in science fiction has come true. Are the authors oracles? Or is it the power of suggestion that eventually brings these writings to life? This argument isn't new. No revelations here.
While reading the article, I had several thoughts. Too many for this space, but one stood out. Why would we do this? I mean, we would not be making ourselves immortal, we'd only be duplicating our brains. There may be adequate technology to make the brain function normally but what would be the point other than to milk the intellect of the dead?
There would be too many issues to deal with, for example, keeping the brain's knowledge up-to-date. Or how about watching over it's activities. What if Pol Pot, Ted Bundy or Tori Spelling were to upload their brains and continue their attrocities. What would the boundaries be. Sentenced to 20 years in the "Trash" with no possibilities of being backed-up?
Let's say for example Einstein (Can anyone guess why his name came to mind?) uploaded his brain. Yes! Good! So much more we can learn - and exploit. To paraphrase, "If I had known what nuclear research was going to be used for, I never would have done it in the first place."
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While reading the article, I had several thoughts. Too many for this space, but one stood out. Why would we do this? I mean, we would not be making ourselves immortal, we'd only be duplicating our brains. There may be adequate technology to make the brain function normally but what would be the point other than to milk the intellect of the dead?
There would be too many issues to deal with, for example, keeping the brain's knowledge up-to-date. Or how about watching over it's activities. What if Pol Pot, Ted Bundy or Tori Spelling were to upload their brains and continue their attrocities. What would the boundaries be. Sentenced to 20 years in the "Trash" with no possibilities of being backed-up?
Let's say for example Einstein (Can anyone guess why his name came to mind?) uploaded his brain. Yes! Good! So much more we can learn - and exploit. To paraphrase, "If I had known what nuclear research was going to be used for, I never would have done it in the first place."