"According to MIT Technology Review, the president of Y Combinator Sam Altman is one of 25 people who have put down a $10,000 refundable deposit to join a waiting list at Nectome — a company whose sole purpose is "the goal of archiving your mind." There's just one, rather huge catch: They have to kill you first. Like, literally kill you.
But why wait? Just die now. And take all your rich friends with you.
https://mashable.com/2018/03/13/sam-altman-nectome-brain-upload-y-combinator
@Antanicus I don’t understand why people think this is so ridiculous. I certainly wouldn’t want to die right now, but if faced with say some fatal condition and only a few months left to live in agony, why not risk losing a little for the potential of some semblance of yourself being preserved. Even if they can’t actually simulate you, there would be neuroscience to learn from many scanned brains.
@cercerilla because signing a paper that says "I donate my dead body to science" is free and there is absolutely zero need for this Silicon Valley dudebro bullshit