jfcarr t1_j9w3wty wrote on February 24, 2023 at 11:50 PM

Have you seen the Amazon TV show Upload? It's an interesting, kind of satirical comedic, take on this subject where people about to die "upload" to a virtual reality. It explores a lot of the topics you mentioned, especially the creation of a digital avatar and interaction with living people.

I suppose the real question is will this digital representation of the person really be that person or just a clever, partial, AI copy?

Orlando1701 t1_j9wq9km wrote on February 25, 2023 at 2:40 AM

It’ll most likely just be a clever AI copy.

bjbark t1_j9xb2f3 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 5:50 AM

Here’s an interesting thought, even if you could upload all your memories and thoughts to some super powerful AI, I don’t think it’s possible to upload how those thoughts/memories made you feel. I think the inability to have a physical reaction to thoughts might prevent AI from ever being perfect. Now that I’ve typed this out, I realize this might be the plot of terminator.

sephy009 t1_j9xuc78 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 9:58 AM

One could argue that skynet had an extremely human reaction, self preservation. It also figured out that as a result of the initial action the humans won't stop until they destroy it.

LorkhanLives t1_j9xbrjh wrote on February 25, 2023 at 5:58 AM

Upload was good, but gave me serious heebie-jeebies at the same time. The most existential dread I've seen in a comedy since 'The Good Place.'

pauli129 t1_j9z0i9i wrote on February 25, 2023 at 4:42 PM

Even if it was a copy why would I make a copy of myself and upload it to a potential hell, no rem sleep ever, a possibly stronger more powerful a.I. god type character (possibly a coder or Rich af person who has more access to things in this uploaded world that I do not) who could potentially virtually torture me if they please literately forever without any way out. Copy of me or not it’s still me and no way in hell would I do that to myself or a copy of myself who thinks they’re me essentially. I can only imagine it’d turn out to become some hellish black mirror episode turned to reality for an eternity.

ItilityMSP t1_j9yycil wrote on February 25, 2023 at 4:28 PM

You need to read\listen to the bobiverse series about an engineer who get turned into a von Neumann probe and help colonize the galaxy, very funny stuff.