{"id":1610,"date":"2005-04-08T11:10:04","date_gmt":"2005-04-08T19:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ogre.nu\/wp\/?p=1610"},"modified":"2005-05-06T08:37:33","modified_gmt":"2005-05-06T16:37:33","slug":"upload-induction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bendwavy.org\/wp\/?p=1610","title":{"rendered":"upload induction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Previously muttered<\/a>: <\/p>\n

I often ponder what life might be like among Uploads: human minds which have been scanned into machines, leaving the flesh behind and spending most of their time in simulated worlds. . . .<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Lately I’ve pondered the plight of persons uploaded unexpectedly, such as corpsicles<\/a> who were frozen<\/del> vitrified before uploading became possible. (For purposes of the scenario, I assume it’s easier to scan and simulate a frozen brain than to revive the cryonaut in the flesh.) What should they experience when they wake up?<\/p>\n

Scenario A<\/i>. You wake alone and nude in a sunny little room with no furniture other than the bed and a big mirror. Out the windows you see blue sky, with clouds, in all directions. An open doorway leads to a wardrobe with garments of every description. Once dressed, there’s nothing to do but go through the next door, down some stairs into a larger room where people wait to greet you. A technician briefly explains what has happened to you, and several of your friends lead you on a tour of the new multiverse.<\/p>\n

Scenario B<\/i>. You wake in a hospital bed; a couple of white-coats verify that you can hear and see and walk, and assure you that most of your questions will be answered in the orientation session beginning shortly.<\/p>\n

Scenario C<\/i>. You wake in a four-poster bed; a cartoon Jeeves greets you while opening the curtains, asks whether you’d like a bath, and says visitors are expected for lunch. It soon becomes apparent that this apparition knows literally nothing beyond its role as a valet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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