Survey finds 21.85% of neuroscientists think mental uploading may be possible
matiroy · x · 2026-07-27
A survey of 2,657 neuroscientists found that 21.85% agreed advances in neuroscience will eventually enable “mental uploading,” where a person’s mental activity can be transferred to a synthetic device. The post also notes the unusual wording choice in the survey question.
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