Greg Egan's 1995 AI classic 'Learning To Be Me' resurfaces as free full-text
ZeroStateReflex · x · 2026-09-10
ZeroStateReflex shares the full text of Greg Egan's 1995 sci-fi short story 'Learning To Be Me': a jewel woven into the protagonist's brain eavesdrops on his senses and thoughts while a 'teacher' continuously corrects it, so it can replace him when he can no longer be himself—a classic thought experiment on continuity and mind-uploading, with the jewel itself wondering how the jewel must feel.
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