[ExI] Mind Uploading

[Ben Zaiboc]

On 26/02/2024 23:40, BillK wrote:
> So much of human life is a struggle for
> bodily survival and planning for future care and security. When this
> is removed and needs can be met instantly in a virtual environment,
> the uploads will find other tasks, and they can evolve their minds to
> tackle different challenges. Harming other uploaded minds should
> appear to be a pretty pointless activity.
>

One would hope.

You have to bear in mind, though, that there are people to whom some 
things are just 'wrong', and shouldn't be allowed to exist in anyone, 
anywhere, at any time. Things like certain thoughts and points of view 
(atheism or non-tolerated religious views, for instance, in the eyes of 
certain religious fundamentalists), or certain experiences (representing 
taboo sexual practices, for example). Given that there are people 
willing to sacrifice their lives in order to end the lives of people 
doing things they object to, I'm sure that when uploading becomes 
possible, there will be people willing to upload in order to do harm to 
other uploads for the same reasons.

To people of a certain mindset, it's far from pointless to harm other 
people who are doing (or thinking) things that are seen as objectionable.

It would be careless and silly to neglect this, and assume nobody wants 
to interfere with you (or destroy you) because you are an upload just 
minding your own business, not harming anyone else in any way.

Uploads will need defenses just as much as biological humans, probably 
more. Definitely more, I'd think, given the extra dimensions of threat 
that will exist (remember "The Singularity, ruined by lawyers"? 
https://youtu.be/IFe9wiDfb0E).

Ben
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