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To be honest, I don't really care if I get a human brain or not as long as I stay conscious. I – and I'd wager most people – would be fine with some level of a
by xvector 2y ago
To be honest, I don't really care if I get a human brain or not as long as I stay conscious.
I – and I'd wager most people – would be fine with some level of alteration to their being if it meant they wouldn't literally die, and that they would get to spend some more time with their loved ones. Change is a part of life, and this would just be another one.
- jodrellblank 2y agoIt's arguable that you would literally die and be replaced by a machine-puppet pretending to be you; see the short story about that I linked in another comment in this thread exploring this topic: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40407969 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40407969 There is no technology I can see which would convince me that a mechanical replacement hand was my hand and my hand was not literally dead. Only Prof. Michael Levin's work of regrowing real limbs might do that - see https://www.popsci.com/body-electrician-whos-rewiring-bodies/ https://www.popsci.com/body-electrician-whos-rewiring-bodies... and he has given many video talks, I saw one of him presenting at Facebook about his work triggering regrowing of frog's legs, but there appear to be many more videos of him - TED and Lex Fridman interviews.
- xvector 2y agoThat's pretty cool! At the same time, I think I would take the risk if I was on my way out anyways.