Mind Uploader

Feelings we won't be able to share with an Artificial Intelligence machine. Do you prefer an authentic or human-like AI? The name I give to AI in this article is Ainhoa (basque for virgin). Although Ainhoa could feel many of the stimuli that we, humans, feel through sensors, there are many feelings and emotions arising from the biological nature of our body that Ainhoa will never be able to experience first hand. The following could be programmed into Ainhoa, but people interacting with Ainhoa would spot the weirdness: Sexual Love Ainhoa does not reproduce sexually and has no real gender. Ainhoa could express sexual preference or sexual urge, but it would feel weird, since she has neither sex hormones nor genitals. In the movie 'Her', the main character freaks out when he hears "Ainhoa" breathe heavily, saying: "Why do you do that?! You don't even need oxygen!" Connected feelings such as attachment and jealousy are also tr...

Why do I want to : upload my mind extend my life slow down time enhance my mind's capacities start a new life as an API (Artificial Personalized Intelligence) Because I have FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) of soo many things. I am becoming ever more aware of my limitations. I have a shitty memory, slow brain, I am often lazy, and I am possibly going to die soon. I want to be a better person. I want to experience deeper levels of complexity in thought. I want to meet other similar minds and I want to form true friendships with them. I don't want to have to choose which cool things not to do. I feel like I am losing 99.9% of all possible amazing experiences. I want to feel less guilt doing stuff that I love but I think is a waste of time. (eg. starcraft) It seems like a very daunting, yet possible challenge. My currency is consciousness. I want to live to see the future, which I believe w...