Could the simulated fruit-fly brain be considered the first “immortal” living being?
Summary
The article ponders whether a fully simulated fruit-fly brain could count as the first 'immortal' being, extending the thought experiment to whole-brain scanning and mind uploading into repairable robotic bodies to achieve human immortality.
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