Mind uploading via Whole Brain Emulation (WBE): This theoretical approach involves scanning a brain at high resolution, mapping every neuron and synapse, then simulating its function on a computer. WBE assumes consciousness arises from neural processes that can be replicated in software. Challenges include scanning resolution, computational power, and understanding neural code. Projects like Blue Brain and Human Connectome contribute data. WBE is a leading framework for uploading research, discussed in academic circles. It requires nanoscale imaging and exascale computing. If successful, it could create a digital consciousness. While highly speculative and facing philosophical objections (e.g., is the copy "you"?), WBE provides a concrete, if distant, scientific pathway to transferring the mind to a digital substrate.
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