Somebody is going to mention cryonics here, so it might as well be me:
Cryonic preservation! We don’t have the brain scanning technology that would be needed to reproduce someone’s mind based on physical access to their brain yet, but we can preserve the brain in good condition such that someone’s mind could be reproduced/revived after their death in the future.
Also, about the getting lots of voice data for machine learning purposes: I’m sure the NSA has been doing something like that. If you just want to record yourself, a typical iPod Touch has good storage capacity for hours of audio and can record from inside a bag. The one thing is that some states require 2-party consent before a private conversation can be legally recorded, so even if you consent to record yourself, you might have to ask the other person for permission or stop recording. On the other hand, you probably wouldn’t get in trouble for having an illicit audio recording unless you do something with it that leads to you getting caught, so just recording a conversation for personal use and not using it as evidence or posting it online would probably not get you in trouble.
Somebody is going to mention cryonics here, so it might as well be me: Cryonic preservation! We don’t have the brain scanning technology that would be needed to reproduce someone’s mind based on physical access to their brain yet, but we can preserve the brain in good condition such that someone’s mind could be reproduced/revived after their death in the future.
Also, about the getting lots of voice data for machine learning purposes: I’m sure the NSA has been doing something like that. If you just want to record yourself, a typical iPod Touch has good storage capacity for hours of audio and can record from inside a bag. The one thing is that some states require 2-party consent before a private conversation can be legally recorded, so even if you consent to record yourself, you might have to ask the other person for permission or stop recording. On the other hand, you probably wouldn’t get in trouble for having an illicit audio recording unless you do something with it that leads to you getting caught, so just recording a conversation for personal use and not using it as evidence or posting it online would probably not get you in trouble.