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Achieving electronic immortality isn't easy.

Of course, everyone knows this.

From ancient times to the present, and in both reality and fictional works, there's no shortage of people pursuing immortality.

For example, in ancient Tianxia (China), various emperors sought eternal life, only to die from consuming elixirs. Regardless of how much of it is true or fabricated, it shows humanity's pursuit of longevity.

There are also various fictional works about seeking immortality through cultivation, even Sun Wukong asked, "Can I achieve immortality?" when learning magic.

And many foreign legends, such as making deals with demons for eternal youth, sacrificing oneself to indescribable entities for life, or begging God for eternal life and threatening to destroy the world if denied, are all similar.

These things reflect certain human mentalities; a longer lifespan has always been a human pursuit.

"Wanting to live longer" is not only an extension of power and the desire for enjoyment, but it also has important significance for the development of human civilization.

Think about it, how many major projects have been stalled due to the death of their leaders? How many experiments at crucial moments have been relegated to dusty archives because their leaders passed away?

Although everyone is human, you have to admit that people can't be treated as the same. Some people's leadership is truly unparalleled!

When the lives of internationally renowned scientists, even those who influenced the course of history, come to an end, people feel regret.

If a great emperor of the past lived for another twenty years, what impact would that have on the world?

You should know that he was the one who established the unified system of Tianxia, and later great dynasties modified it based on his foundation.

If the aerospace transportation expert from Maozi (Russia) had lived another twenty years, what would have happened?

You should know that he was the one who kept Maozi's aerospace technology ahead of America for a long time, putting immense pressure on America during the early stages of the space race.

"If they had lived a few more years, the world would definitely be different."

This is a question many people have pondered.

Although current human technology is not yet sufficient, it can't stop human imagination. Various literary works have already provided multiple paths.

There are many paths, but they can be roughly divided into two: physical immortality and electronic immortality.

Physical immortality is simple: using various technologies to maintain the body's health, so that one can live forever. Even, in extreme cases, if one's body fails, one can have a head transplant and use someone else's body.

Since the beginning of humanity, this has basically been the path taken. With the development of technology, various diseases and injuries have been resolved, and human average lifespan has increased from a dozen years to the current seventy years, and will be even longer in the future, until it breaks through the limits of human life. This path can be considered successful.

Electronic immortality is even more extreme. Current scientific research has discovered that the human body doesn't seem to be a necessary component for "life".

It's like farming. People used to think that plants could only grow in soil, but now people have discovered that they can grow without soil, even in water.

Some people think that the body is similar to the brain, just a device for transporting nutrients.

If the technology is sufficient, one can directly remove the brain and put it in a nutrient tank to survive and think, as long as the nutrient solution in the tank doesn't dry up and the energy supply is constant.

Even more extreme, all matter is discarded, not only the body but even the brain, only the "consciousness" is kept!

Some people think that human self-awareness is just memories and electrical signals, which is related to neural interface virtual reality technology. If all consciousness is converted into electrical signals and uploaded directly to computers and the internet, humans can also achieve immortality.

However, all these methods have one problem to solve, and that is the problem of "self".

Continuously strengthening one's body is fine, after all, all the parts are one's own. Only the lifespan is extended, and one is still oneself, which is easy to understand.

If one has a head transplant or a body transplant, is one considered oneself, someone else, or a combination of both?

Consciousness uploading is even more extreme. Even the body is discarded. A brain in a vat at least has a brain, which is part of oneself. Consciousness becomes just a string of data.

At that time, is "you" still you, or even still human?

What is the difference between you and advanced artificial intelligence?

Should you be called an electronic life?

If they give you a mechanical body, you are a real "machine person", so are you going for mechanical ascension?

In the end, many problems are not just technical problems, but also human moral and ethical problems.

Ethics and morality play a dual role.

Some people think they are a buffer layer for the stable development of human civilization and are very necessary.

Some people think they are obstacles to the development of human civilization and are completely unnecessary.

Without the intervention of ethics and morality, humans might have already transformed into "tentacle monsters" through various artificial biological engineering modifications.

It's "your" business if "you" can accept it, even if "you" feel it's good-looking and practical, but some people don't accept it. Some people just think that the original human form is good-looking and only accept human form.

If this leads to a complete racial split, and in the end, humans fight against "humans", leading to the end of civilization, who is responsible for that?

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So, although Navigator is now sprinting towards 100% neural immersion, reaching 100% is not the end, but a starting point. After that, there are still a lot of things to do.

Even whether the final 100% immersion equipment should be shelved or permanently sealed is a problem.

But that's a matter for later, and it's something for humanities scientists to argue about. For now, the old scientists who listened to Tang Chao's description of the future can't sit still.

What open-mindedness, what letting go, what leaving it to the younger generation, all of that is non-existent. I can still work for another twenty years!

Some of the old folks even said on the spot, "Whenever you need live testing, find me. I'll be the test subject for 100% immersion!"

Okay, they are still open-minded. Whether they live or die doesn't really matter. A breakthrough in a project they've been researching for a lifetime is more important than that, and they are willing to dedicate themselves to it.

Seeing the old scientists getting more and more excited, Tang Chao didn't dare to let them stay here and quickly led them away.

He originally wanted the old scientists to take a break, but they didn't want to. They even wanted to discuss the introduction of equipment with Tang Chao.

With immersion pods that have an 80% immersion level, they certainly don't like helmets with a maximum of 50% immersion.

Of course, the helmet market must be supported, after all, it's for the general public, and the quantity is huge. A subsidy of 100 billion won't be small, but in the high-end field, it's a different matter.

For example, for space agencies, advanced research institutes, and other places, using immersion pods is the most cost-effective.

Although immersion pods are expensive, those places don't need many, so it actually "doesn't cost much".

When money can be used to exchange for high performance, and money is not a problem, people are very willing to do it.

There are no requirements for purchasing immersion pods. Tang Chao was prepared to sell them when he showed them.

But this matter must be kept secret. The outside world only knows about the 50% helmets.

At least it has to be kept secret for a period of time. A period of time only...

Depends on the situation.

Chapter 2, 10:30