Not so elegantly! I’d considered the question of whether I’d upload, but only gotten as far as a general “What do I have to lose” (though there are serious practical worries about agency & control).
Pointing out the possibility of downloading again, if a theory like IIT is eventually validated, really clinches it.
By the way, this paper from Matthew Larkum’s group is quite relevant in case you haven’t seen it. It’s a thought experiment that I think makes IIT’s contention that causal structure is relevant for consciousness (including counterfactual / dispositional properties) more plausible than it may seem at first.
I just read the paper summary by Chat; interesting yeah, thanks for sharing! I’m not confident either way on that specific question, i.e. of whether a “perfect” replay is conscious. It reminds me of the lookup table, but just looking at a specific sequence. It might be more akin to a “telescope” looking at what happened originally rather than a new experience, but I don’t know. (Under current moral/philosophical uncertainty, I’d still lean on the safer side of assuming it has moral relevance of course.)
Amazing!!! Thanks for your comment! Had you thought about that line of reasoning before?
Not so elegantly! I’d considered the question of whether I’d upload, but only gotten as far as a general “What do I have to lose” (though there are serious practical worries about agency & control).
Pointing out the possibility of downloading again, if a theory like IIT is eventually validated, really clinches it.
By the way, this paper from Matthew Larkum’s group is quite relevant in case you haven’t seen it. It’s a thought experiment that I think makes IIT’s contention that causal structure is relevant for consciousness (including counterfactual / dispositional properties) more plausible than it may seem at first.
I just read the paper summary by Chat; interesting yeah, thanks for sharing! I’m not confident either way on that specific question, i.e. of whether a “perfect” replay is conscious. It reminds me of the lookup table, but just looking at a specific sequence. It might be more akin to a “telescope” looking at what happened originally rather than a new experience, but I don’t know. (Under current moral/philosophical uncertainty, I’d still lean on the safer side of assuming it has moral relevance of course.)