The new findings shed light on how psychological dispositions are related to approval of futuristic technology.
“Through-out my adult life I have been hanging out with individuals who self-identify as transhumanists. These people are interesting, since their values and orientation towards the daily life are so different from others,” explained study author Michael Laakasuo, an adjunct professor of cognitive science at the University of Helsinki and principal investigator of the Moralities of Intelligent Machines research group.
“Many transhumanists are supporters and advocators for mind upload technology and this technology is being developed. Transhumanists have participated in ethical and philosophical discussions on the risks and potential down-sides of this technology. However, moral psychologists and experimental philosophers still have not picked up this baton or investigated what are the individual differences or cognitive processes (if any) that bring in support or resistance towards this technology.”
“Personally, I think mind upload is such a bizarre idea or an ideal, that I think it is important to study how ordinary people feel about it,” Laakasuo said. “This type of technology could (potentially) completely redefine what it means to be human — yet there is practically zero public discussion, politics or interest towards the ethics of creating mind uploaded entities.”
The researchers used the online Prolific Academic platform to survey 1,007 participants regarding their views on mind uploading. The participants also responded to 12 morally ambiguous dilemmas, completed an assessment of dark personality traits, and completed a measure of disgust sensitivity. TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE...
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