Maybe so, but with strong AI the problem would be quite simple.
“I think that the motivation to develop the technology will be lacking (once we have AI) - and that relatively few people will actually want to be uploaded.”
I think that once brain-computer interfaces start to become common, the internet will start to host a number of common spaces for people to interact in that take heavy advantage of these interfaces. By uploading, a person gets a vastly improved experience in those spaces. If these environments are rich enough with BCIs to support telecommuting for most people, then real world interaction might start to take second place. In this scenario, uploading would seem to be quite attractive.
“I think uploads are harder than many think.”
Maybe so, but with strong AI the problem would be quite simple.
“I think that the motivation to develop the technology will be lacking (once we have AI) - and that relatively few people will actually want to be uploaded.”
I think that once brain-computer interfaces start to become common, the internet will start to host a number of common spaces for people to interact in that take heavy advantage of these interfaces. By uploading, a person gets a vastly improved experience in those spaces. If these environments are rich enough with BCIs to support telecommuting for most people, then real world interaction might start to take second place. In this scenario, uploading would seem to be quite attractive.