Chris Langan - Can Our Consciousness Be Uploaded? [Transhumanism] - TOE Podcast link in description

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 1:48: Classical Reality, Quantum Computer, Quantum Turing Machine, Technological Singularity

Notable quotes from "Chris Langan - Can Our Consciousness Be Uploaded? [Transhumanism] - TOE Podcast link in description"

• Part of the technological singularity one of the reasons why people are venerating it is because there's the potential for minds to be uploaded into.

  about Technological Singularity · at 0:01

• But you're not going to be able to use a universal touring machine or for that matter a quantum turing machine to simulate it can't be done all right it does not satisfy the…

  about Quantum Turing Machine · at 0:49

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

Products & tech

• Quantum Computer — Product · 1 mention · first at 0:31
  Classical computers that one uploads their minds to but some other maybe quantum computer why is that outrageous because that's not the way reality is structured a reality exists it exists on other.

Concepts & topics

• Technological Singularity — Concept · 1 mention · first at 0:09
• Classical Reality — Concept · 1 mention · first at 0:18
  There's the potential for minds to be uploaded into classical reality really and who's theory is that right this is what i want to that's what i want to talk about there is no theory it has.
• Quantum Turing Machine — Concept · 1 mention · first at 0:52
• Transhumanism — Concept · 1 mention · first at 1:05
  Requirements for existence there is no theory there is no theory of transhumanism how this whole thing is going to occur all right unless you can point me to a theory now if you can do that i'll change my mind i'm an open-minded.
• Mind Uploading — Concept · 1 mention
• Universal Turing Machine — Concept · 1 mention

Full transcript with timestamps

0:09 part of the technological singularity one of the reasons why people are venerating it is because there's the potential for minds to be uploaded into classical reality really and who's theory is that right right this is what i want to that's what i want to talk about there is no theory it has right why do you laugh why is it absurd and let's imagine that it's not classical computers that one uploads their minds to but some other maybe quantum computer why is that outrageous because that's not the way reality is structured a reality exists it exists on other terms entirely you're not going to build a machine it is not mechanical it is it is meta-mechanical or proto-mechanical you might be able to call it that but you're not going to be able to use a universal touring machine or for that matter a quantum turing machine to simulate it it can't be done all right it does not satisfy the requirements for existence

1:01 there is no theory there is no theory of transhumanism how this whole thing is going to occur all right unless you can point me to a theory now if you can do that i'll change my mind i'm an open-minded person i don't think there is such a

1:24 theory you

Questions about this episode

What is discussed in "Chris Langan - Can Our Consciousness Be Uploaded? [Transhumanism] - TOE Podcast link in description"?

In order: 0:00 Classical Reality, Quantum Computer, Quantum Turing Machine, Technological Singularity.

What is mentioned in this CTMU Radio episode?

7 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Technological Singularity, Classical Reality, Quantum Computer, Quantum Turing Machine, Transhumanism, Mind Uploading. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "Chris Langan - Can Our Consciousness Be Uploaded? [Transhumanism] - TOE Podcast link in description"?

The episode runs 2 min; the transcript is about 224 words in 3 timestamped sections.

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