Cognitive Immortality
The concept that an individual's mind can continue to exist or function after the death of the biological body through technological means. It involves issues such as neural preservation, mind uploading, and personal identity.
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A roundtable discussion program from MIT Technology Review explored the theme of cognitive immortality, with science editor Mary Beth Griggs and senior biomedical editor Antonio Regalado taking part in the conversation.
What sets cognitive immortality apart from ordinary life-extension technologies is that it must resolve the problem of identity across substrate switching: whether what continues is "you" or a copy that believes it is you.
The field of cognitive immortality currently has more conceptual frameworks than validation results, with ethical discussion and engineering attempts advancing in parallel.
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What sets cognitive immortality apart from ordinary life-extension technologies is that it must resolve the problem of identity across substrate switching: whether what continues is "you" or a copy that believes it is you.
50%UnverifiedThe field of cognitive immortality currently has more conceptual frameworks than validation results, with ethical discussion and engineering attempts advancing in parallel.
50%UnverifiedA roundtable discussion program from MIT Technology Review explored the theme of cognitive immortality, with science editor Mary Beth Griggs and senior biomedical editor Antonio Regalado taking part in the conversation.
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