ConsciousnessTransferMoving conscious experience from one substrate to another
SubstrateThe physical medium supporting consciousness (brain, computer, etc.)
UploadProcess of scanning brain and creating digital copy
PatternIdentityView that you are the pattern of information, not matter
ContinuityOfIdentityUnbroken chain of experience defining 'you'
ShipOfTheseusParadox about identity through gradual replacement
BranchingIdentityProblem of two copies both claiming to be original
Substrate IndependenceIdea that consciousness can run on different substrates
DigitalImmortalityLiving forever as digital consciousness