Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Mind-uploading is a futuristic technology that transfers consciousness into a machine. There have been philosophical discussions about the rationality of choosing to undergo mind-uploading. In this essay, first, we review a debate related to the probability of death due to mind-uploading and its normative implications. Second, we focus on a more recent work, which highlights the transformative character of mind-uploading. We briefly argue that it is still open to make a rational decision in choosing mind-uploading even if it inevitably involves transformative experience.
Source: Kagaku tetsugaku
DOI: 10.4216/jpssj.57.2_3
Authors: Kodai Sato, Koji Ota
Institution: University of Tsukuba
Language: English
Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4408978602