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I don't think I have done the requisite work to understand the arguments, but I, by default, do not understand the appeal of uploaded minds. Are there utility arguments around being able to access a highly productive individuals mind forever? Or, is it just a more emotional appeal to living forever?
There are utility arguments around being a highly productive individual forever, regardless of whether you want to insert the word "emotional appeal" or not. Or even being a not very highly productive individual forever.
Thank you for the nudge. I hadn't realized that I have been solely thinking about value to the collective rather than to an individual. This is most likely because I have heard this topic come up in collective benefit discourse, e.g., "These are the benefits of AI to humanity:".