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Inside a computer
by maxsavin 12y ago
Inside a computer
- aequatio 12y agoAlbeit, aren't we already existent amidst a simulation?
- stevebmark 12y agoFortunately this is impossible. You cannot copy a running program. You can keep a brain alive in a jar forever (the hardware the software runs on), but you can't transfer running software from one machine to another.
- steven2012 12y agoYou must not have heard about VMware or VMotion, it's their killer app. There are alternatives from other hypervisors, but I believe VMware was the first to do this.
- stevebmark 12y agoThe brain isn't a virtual machine!
- ryan-c 12y agoWhat if the brain could be replaced incrementally with synthetic neurons using some sort of nanotech? Is it the same mind when it's done? This is a variant of the old Ship of Theseus paradox[0]. Another question - can the "program" of the mind be stopped, then resumed? 0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus