This document provides an overview of mind uploading, which is the hypothetical process of scanning a biological brain in detail and copying its mental state onto a computer. It discusses various proposed procedures for mind uploading such as microtome slicing of the brain or using nanobots to replace neurons. Challenges include developing sufficiently powerful computers to simulate a brain and addressing issues regarding the uploaded mind's personality and philosophy. Benefits could include memory enhancement while risks involve mind probing or alteration without consent. The document serves as an introduction to mind uploading concepts, technologies, and debates.

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Sidhartha A. Dash
CSE -01(B)
Regd no:0701227258

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CONTENT
1. INTRODUCTION
2. BASIC CONCEPT
3. TECHNOLOGY
4. DIFFERENT PROCEDURES
5. HARDWARES
6. ISSUES
7. FUTURE
8. BENEFITS

3. What is Mind Uploading..??
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Mind uploading or whole
brain emulation
(sometimes called mind
transfer) is the
hypothetical process of
scanning and mapping a
biological brain in detail
and copying its state into a
computer system or
another computational
device.

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 SIMULATION MODEL SCALE
 NANOTECHNOLOGY
 SERIAL SECTIONING
 BRAIN IMAGING

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Black box signal processing model
Understands the functioning and interaction
of neurons and synapses and how the
neurons respond to nerve impulses…

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A sufficiently complex and accurate
model of the neurons is required
which should include :
 SYNAPTIC ADAPTAPTATION
 METABOLISM
 NEUROMODULATORS
 NEUROTRANSMITTERS
ION CHANNELS

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fMRI

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UPLOADING BY DESTRUCTIVE PROCEDURES
 MICROTOME PROCEDURE
 MORAVEC PROCEDURE
 NANOREPLACEMENT PROCEDURE

10. MICROTOME PROCEDURE
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 patient's brain is made
solid.
 Next, the brain is cut
into very thin slices.
 Each slice is scanned.
 The computer uses this
data to reconstruct the
patient's brain circuitry.
 The simulation is
activated.

11. MORAVEC PROCEDURE
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 HANS MORAVEC proposed
a robot surgeon having
billions of nanometer-scale
sensitive fingers.
 The tiny fingers on the
manipulator start peeling away
cells, exposing the brain.
 With electrical and chemical
sensors on the fingertips.

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13. NANOREPLACEMENT PROCEDURE
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 Billions of microscopic machines
are injected into the brain.
 They take up residence in or
near the neurons and learn from
them.
 The neurons of the brain are
replaced with nanomachine
actuators.

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Here H is the brain
Red dots are the brain cells.
Blue dots are the nanomachine actuators.

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 In the brain, every
molecule is a powerful
computer .
 Literally computers are
needed that are trillions of
times bigger and faster
than anything existing
today.

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COMPUTATIONAL
ISSUE
PERSONALITY ISSUE
PHILOSOPHICAL
ISSUE

21. Futurist Ray Kurzweil‘s projected supercomputer processing power
based on Moore's law exponential development of computer
capacity. Here the computational capacity doubling time is 12
months.
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Its explanation relies on fuzzy logic concept

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Enhancement
Deletion
Memory Alteration
Mind Probing

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References…
• www.minduploading.org
• www.minduploadingproject.org
• www.wikipedia.org
• www.ibiblio.org
• Sandberg, whole brain emulation

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Any queries…