Dexa/Gradient Dissent - A Machine Learning Podcast

Transporter Dilemma

James and Lukas discuss the philosophical implications of using a Star Trek transporter, questioning the nature of identity and the essence of self as they debate the ethical concerns surrounding the technology.

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- I have a question about the episode You Don’t Actually Know What Your Future Self Wants | Shankar Vedantam | TED and the clip Identity and Change. If we can't forget traumatic events but can modify our emotional response to past events, can the changes to a person's character following an event also be reversed or altered? For example, if someone who was once very positive and engaging returns from war or suffers the loss of a parent/spouse and becomes guarded and distant, how much of our 'character' is malleable? Or can people truly become 'stuck in their ways'? This question relates to the episode Unstressable with Robert Sapolsky - Revealing Humanity's Inner Workings and the clip Defining Moments.