As with most technological revolutions, a great leap in benefiting society can also create a new platform to threaten it. Traditional automobiles bring both easy travel and deadly pollution; social media helps to connect people by selling their data to…
The purpose of digital policingDigital policing is the act of censoring content on the internet, as well as monitoring traffic. For companies, this helps to sell more targeted ads. For governments, however, it is used to keep tabs on their…
The Class Divide Problem is a huge problem. This little quote is just to highlight that. Oppression of almost any group is not only possible but easy if digital immortality remains in the hands of a select few... The Class Divide…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBekkTqsYs4&t=383sOur Curious World - Digital ImmortalityOur Curious World is a podcast hosted by Krisitan Lander. In this episode, 'Digital Immortality', I (Loui) talked with Kristian about this blog, my inspiration and what I think will happen in relation to the…
There are many things capable of causing the death of democracy, some more avoidable than others. However, without regulation or some establishment of control, any number of these worst-case scenarios would be practically guaranteed. Before all that, it is important…
Before we review White Christmas, you may have noticed that we didn't review White Bear or the Waldo Moment. This was due to a lack of relevant technology, but we can squeeze that in quickly here. Firstly, the mind-wiping technology…
Murder is a well-known uniquely biological crime where one person kills another. This shouldn't apply to someone who is immortal via uploading their brain, but this idea is not as simple as it may seem. There has been a fair…
Let's first outline a few parameters. I am fully aware that many people would never upload their brain due to various reasons. However, many of these ideas have already been addressed in my posts on Metaphysics and Social Trends so I will…
What is the AI problem?In short, the AI problem is the uprising of artificially intelligent machines. This is a mainstay for popular culture, making appearances in things like the 'Terminator' series, the 'Matrix' series, 'Ex Machina', 'iRobot' and 'Avengers: Age…
Digital Immortality would perhaps be the single most revolutionary inventions in the history of the human race. As with all technological revolutions, it would also bring with it perhaps the single greatest legal challenge in human history, up there with…
