What would happen if we upload our brains to computers? | Robin Hanson?

Imagine your brain is like a super smart robot that lives inside your head, and if we could copy it onto a computer, you’d become like a robot that can think forever!

Your brain works by sending messages between tiny parts called neurons. These messages are like notes passed between friends during class. When scientists upload a brain to a computer, they're trying to copy all these notes and how your brain sends them, kind of like taking a picture of everything your brain is doing at once.

If you were uploaded into a computer, you'd still be you, but instead of living in a body, you’d be living inside a computer! You could think, remember things, and even talk to other people who also got uploaded. It’s like moving from your house to a brand new robot house, you’re still the same person, just with a different place to live.

And the best part? You wouldn’t need to eat or sleep anymore, just keep thinking and learning forever! Imagine your brain is like a super smart robot that lives inside your head, and if we could copy it onto a computer, you’d become like a robot that can think forever!