Digital Doppelgängers and Lifespan Extension: What Matters?

The American Journal of Bioethics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 25(2), P. 95 - 110

Published: Nov. 14, 2024

There is an ongoing debate about the ethics of research on lifespan extension: roughly, using medical technologies to extend biological human lives beyond current "natural" limit 120 years. At same time, there exploding interest in use artificial intelligence (AI) create "digital twins" persons, for example by fine-tuning large language models data specific particular individuals. In this paper, we consider whether digital twins (or doppelgängers, as refer them) could be a path toward kind life extension-or more precisely, person extension-that does not rely continuity. We discuss relevant accounts consciousness and personal identity argue that doppelgängers may at least help us achieve some aims or ostensible goods person-span extension, even if they count literal extensions our personhood dominant philosophical accounts. also relational how able sense, secure associated with relationships. conclude suggesting program investigate such issues debates extending lifespan.

Language: Английский

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Who Achieves What? The Subjective Dimension of the Objective Goods of Life Extension in the Ethics of Digital Doppelgängers

The American Journal of Bioethics, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 25(2), P. 134 - 137

Published: Jan. 29, 2025

Language: Английский

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Persons, Unique Value and Avatars

Minds and Machines, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 35(2)

Published: Feb. 28, 2025

Language: Английский

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Digital Duplicates and Personal Scarcity: Reply to Voinea et al and Lundgren

Philosophy & Technology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 37(4)

Published: Nov. 13, 2024

Language: Английский

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