the-podcast guy recently linked this essay, its old, but i don't think its significantly wrong (despite gpt evangelists) also read weizenbaum, libs, for the other side of the coin

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This is just god of the gaps. "we don't know so it's not possible". Saying "just copy the brain" is a reductive understanding of what's being discussed. If we can model the brain then modelling the endocrine system is probably pretty trivial.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I didn't read it as being impossible? I think you could upload a human mind into a computer, but it can't just be their brain. Your mind, your phenomenal self, is more than just your brain because your brain isn't just a hard drive. That's what I took away from the article, anyway.

You are some mix of your brain, your body, and your context. Whatever upload magic exists would need all of that to work.

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Aight I think we might be stuck in a semantics disagreement here. I'm using brain to mean the actual brain organ plus whatever other stuff is needed to support brain function - the endocrine system, nervous system, whatever. The physical systems of cognition in the body. i do not mean literally only the brain organ with no other systems.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago

I think I can relate this to being trans.

I was never at home in my body before and now I am. That's changed me a lot! My personality has shifted, my mannerisms, my habits, my attitude, my lifestyle, everything is so different! Changing my body changed my mind. A full body prosthetic would be the same.

We call them dead names for a reason.