Is a mind upload really you? X debate revisits the teleporter problem
DrellLabs · x · 2026-09-24
@dioscuri argues a mind upload can genuinely be "you" since identity is just an instantiated pattern, with no further hidden fact. A replier counters with the teleporter problem: even a perfect transfer creates someone who fully believes they are you, while the original hasn't moved anywhere.
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