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Can you copy the Doctor? (infosec.pub)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/tenforward@lemmy.world
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What happens if you Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V on the Doctor's data files? Do you duplicate a sentient being?

In "Virtuoso", Tom & Harry try to reproduce the Doctor but they're basically trying to make him from scratch, so I don't think their failure is relevant.

At the end of "Author, Author" we see many repurposed EMH Mk1s working as miners:

...and they seem to be self-aware, so I guess we have to assume that it's technically feasible.

But then what happens if you Ctrl+Z?

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[–] 7 points 4 months ago (1 child)

I know, it's a general issue in (not-hard) science-fiction and I'll point it out whenever I can. Like the misuse of "(just a) theory" instead of "hypothesis", especially by characters who should know better.

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