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RE: The Dark Future That Tech Might Lead Us To (Part II)
I think there could be great possibilities for good with consciousness transfer.
When people die, we loose their a part of their knowledge, even if their work has been written down or recorded. Part of their experience can only ever live with them. We could keep their knowledge this way.
Also, imagine how we could increase empathy! This could be such a great teaching tool in schools, companies, everywhere.
Yeah, the creepy part would be that it could be used in the justice system. But maybe there would be no more false convictions. And maybe by understanding what makes people commit crimes, we could better find ways to heal criminals as opposed to simply locking them up.
Cool thought.
The possibilities can be really great, no doubt. The main problem that I see is with immortality. Because if we have that capability, everything will change.
That's true. We would need to have some real policy work done in order to deal with how that would change society. I have just about no faith in our policy creators though :(
I am guessing governments will ban such an immortality tech outright. The consequence can be really grave if they allow it.
Some governments might only it allow it for government. Could be a useful tool for a dictator.