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Whether uploading consciousness preserves identity or creates a convincing copy

My startup is developing technology to upload consciousness to computers and investors love it but I cannot sleep because I keep thinking about whether the uploaded mind would really be me or just a copy that thinks it is me.

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The promise of digital immortality confronts the mystery of what consciousness actually is and whether it can be preserved through technological transfer.

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