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THE TERASEM MIND UPLOADING EXPERIMENT
Resource type
Journal Article
Author/contributor
- Rothblatt, Martine (Author)
Title
THE TERASEM MIND UPLOADING EXPERIMENT
Abstract
The Terasem Mind Uploading Experiment is a multi-decade test of the comparability of single person actual human consciousness as assessed by expert psychological review of their digitized interactions with same person purported human consciousness as assessed by expert psychological interviews of personality software that draws upon a database comprised of the original actual person's digitized interactions. The experiment is based upon a hypothesis that the paper analyzes for its conformance with scientific testability in accordance with the criteria set forth by Karl Popper. Strengths and weaknesses of both the hypothesis and the experiment are assessed in terms of other tests of digital consciousness, scientific rigor and good clinical practices. Recommendations for improvement include stronger parametrization of endpoint assessment and better attention to compliance with informed consent in the event there is emergence of software-based consciousness.
Publication
International Journal of Machine Consciousness
Volume
04
Issue
01
Pages
141-158
Date
06/2012
Journal Abbr
Int. J. Mach. Conscious.
Language
en
ISSN
1793-8430, 1793-8473
Accessed
3/17/25, 10:02 AM
Library Catalog
DOI.org (Crossref)
Citation
Rothblatt, M. (2012). THE TERASEM MIND UPLOADING EXPERIMENT. International Journal of Machine Consciousness, 04(01), 141–158. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793843012400070
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