Science Homework Help

Be considering potential ethical and existential questions related to mind uploading. As a reminder, for this thought experiment, I’m asking you to imagine it is possible to transfer all of the information in a human brain (thoughts, memories, experiences, skill sets) into an external device, essentially creating a conscious digital “copy” of that person. This technology has raised a number of urgent issues and you are serving on a technoethics committee that has been tasked with addressing some of them. With that in mind, just as you did before, please provide recommendations related to the following areas:

Labor: How should we understand the difference between human labor (i.e. labor performed by the human body) and disembodied labor (i.e. labor performed by the digital copy)? What rights and responsibilities afforded to human beings should also apply to the disembodied (i.e. limited work day, scheduled work breaks, vacation time, family leave, disability, child care, etc)? Should the disembodied mind be allowed to earn an income independent of its human counterpart?

Liability: If the disembodied mind commits a crime, who should be held responsible? If a disembodied mind is injured, how should that injury be redressed? How should such cases be adjudicated? Should human and disembodied crimes be processed through the same legal system?

Please do the following:

1. Respond to the questions above (your response should be at least 300 words total).

2. Respond to two of your fellow students’ recommendations which in attachment below (your responses should be at least 100 words each).