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San Junipero
Season 3 Episode 4
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In a simulated reality, two women fall in love and explore the possibility of digital immortality.
Fictional Tech/Societal Changes
- πΉβSimulated afterlife
- πΉβMind uploading
- πΉβDigital immortality
How Close Are We?
Virtual reality is advanced and used for social experiences, but true mind uploading and digital immortality remain theoretical. Research into brain emulation and digital consciousness is ongoing (e.g., Blue Brain Project, Nectome), but no technology can transfer human consciousness to a computer. Neuralink's successful 2024/2025 human trials represent a leap in brain-computer interfacing, but we are decades from "uploading" a personality.