Virtual Minds in the Real World: Mind-Uploading in the 21st Century

该项目旨在调查意识上传的潜力和后果（即将一个人从生物硬件转变为人工硬件）。它将使用分析哲学的方法来贡献和整合三个不同的领域：心灵哲学，形而上学和人工智能。预期的结果包括一个思想上传的理论和规范框架，以及对其影响的更好理解。这将带来显著的好处，例如促进哲学与计算机科学之间的交流，为科学研究和技术发展提供方向，以及为人工智能发展提供法律指导。

This project aims to investigate the potential and the consequences of mind-uploading (i.e. transitioning a person from a biological hardware to an artificial one). It will use the methods of analytical philosophy to contribute to, and integrate, three different fields: philosophy of mind, metaphysics, and artificial intelligence. Expected outcomes include a theoretical and normative framework for mind-uploading, and a much-improved understanding of its implications. This should provide significant benefits, such as fostering exchange between philosophy and computer science, providing directions for scientific research and technological development, as well as informing legal guidelines for artificial intelligence development.