[ExI] Uploads are self

[Keith Henson]

On Mon, Mar 16, 2026 at 3:43 AM John Clark <johnkclark at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> > When the technology supports uploading, it should be able to store
>> bodies and reverse the process.  No matter if you settle in the meat
>> or uploaded state, you should be able to freely move between them.
>> Continuous memory, not even a loss of consciousness during moves.
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> I don't see how it would be possible for an upload to download into meat. The meat computer would not have enough memory space.

I discussed this 20 years ago in "The Clinic Seed."  I suspect that by
the time anyone uploads, people will be used to neural interfaces that
hold most general knowledge and perhaps some of their memories.  Human
memory only accumulates a few bits per second. If your body is being
maintained in a cold state, updating your memory to keep up with what
you experience in the uploaded world should not be too difficult.
Now, if you ran at a fast rate for a subjective 100 years, the memory
would have to be highly compressed.

I don't have much confidence in these thoughts, so you might be right,
and uploading will only be one way.

Keith
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