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The Transhumanist FAQ (version 2.1, 2003, by Bostrom) defines uploading as transferring an intellect from a biological brain to a computer and states that many philosophers who have studied the question think that, under some conditions, an upload of a person's brain would be that person. Copy claim link
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Date 2003 · publication Records dated 2003 → Role Articulation Register (kind of text) Nonfiction Scope and limits An introductory FAQ with many contributors, published by the World Transhumanist Association; it reports a philosophical position and notes that personal identity in destructive uploading is debated.
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The Transhumanist FAQ: A General Introduction, Version 2.1 (2003) ↗ Author's site (nickbostrom.com); published by the World Transhumanist Association · 2003
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Source excerpt “Uploading (sometimes called "downloading", "mind uploading" or "brain reconstruction") is the process of transferring an intellect from a biological brain to a computer.” Location in source Section 2.6 "What is uploading?", PDF p. 17
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Source details and check notes Authors Nick Bostrom Version Retrieved for the candidate pack on 2026-10-31 (SHA-256 1d035a8a5e56b89e04b5f9b05803d95d362dc01deac4739e8fd12c62312756f8). PDF labelled "Version 2.1 (2003)", Nick Bostrom; its document history states that version 2 is a revision of the version of 1999 with many contributors. The title-page text layer is font-encoded; the section text is readable. Canonical address Open the canonical source ↗ Accessed 2026-10-31 Language English (en) Attribution Nick Bostrom, “The Transhumanist FAQ: A General Introduction, Version 2.1 (2003)”, 2003. Reuse No open redistribution licence asserted. Bibliographic metadata, editorial paraphrases and short attributed quotations (at most 50 words each). Recheck terms before wider redistribution. Check notes Candidate pack passage, machine succession, scale and acceleration (research/heterodox-thought). The quotation (23 words) matched the text retrieved for the candidate pack on 2026-10-31. Matching ignored differences of whitespace, case, quotation marks, dashes and Unicode compatibility forms, so the source’s typography can differ. No human editorial review. primary source Supports the claim
The Transhumanist FAQ: A General Introduction, Version 2.1 (2003) ↗ Author's site (nickbostrom.com); published by the World Transhumanist Association · 2003
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Source excerpt “Many philosophers who have studied the problem think that at least under some conditions, an upload of your brain would be you.” Location in source Section 2.6, PDF p. 17
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Source details and check notes Authors Nick Bostrom Version Retrieved for the candidate pack on 2026-10-31 (SHA-256 1d035a8a5e56b89e04b5f9b05803d95d362dc01deac4739e8fd12c62312756f8). PDF labelled "Version 2.1 (2003)", Nick Bostrom; its document history states that version 2 is a revision of the version of 1999 with many contributors. The title-page text layer is font-encoded; the section text is readable. Canonical address Open the canonical source ↗ Accessed 2026-10-31 Language English (en) Attribution Nick Bostrom, “The Transhumanist FAQ: A General Introduction, Version 2.1 (2003)”, 2003. Reuse No open redistribution licence asserted. Bibliographic metadata, editorial paraphrases and short attributed quotations (at most 50 words each). Recheck terms before wider redistribution. Check notes Candidate pack passage, machine succession, scale and acceleration (research/heterodox-thought). The quotation (22 words) matched the text retrieved for the candidate pack on 2026-10-31. Matching ignored differences of whitespace, case, quotation marks, dashes and Unicode compatibility forms, so the source’s typography can differ. No human editorial review. Status and meaning Editorial status. Machine-checked . Machines found this record and checked it against its sources; no person accepted it individually. Each evidence record above shows how it was checked.
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