Mind uploading in fiction

Mind uploading—transferring an individual's personality to a computer—appears in several works of fiction.^[1] It is distinct from the concept of transferring a consciousness from one human body to another.^[2][3] It is sometimes applied to a single person and other times to an entire society.^[4] Recurring themes in these stories include whether the computerized mind is truly conscious, and if so, whether identity is preserved.^[5] It is a common feature of the cyberpunk subgenre,^[6] sometimes taking the form of digital immortality.^[3][7]

Schematic representation of a mind being uploaded from a human brain to a computer

See also

• Body swap
• Brain transplant § In science fiction