# If Gradual Uploading Happens by David J. Chalmers > "If gradual uploading happens, most people will become convinced that it is a form of survival." > **— David J. Chalmers**, *2014, Uploading: A Philosophical Analysis* ## Sources and Context - **Editorial boundary repair:** The previous readable excerpt was "if gradual uploading happens, most people will become convinced that it is a form of survival". Its initial capitalization and/or terminal punctuation is now adjusted for standalone reading; no wording or substantive qualification was added. The linked source above remains the publication audit trail. - **Full quotation and context:** [Mind Uploading: A Philosophical Analysis](https://consc.net/papers/uploading.pdf) — Chalmers's paper supplies the complete prediction and its personal-identity context. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta|Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta]] - **Article:** [[articles/Uploading Is Imminent|Uploading Is Imminent]] - **Article:** [[articles/Is It Live or Is It Memorex?|Is It Live or Is It Memorex?]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Identity|Identity]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/David Chalmers|David Chalmers]] - [[wiki/Mind Uploading|Mind Uploading]] - [[wiki/Whole Brain Emulation|Whole Brain Emulation]] - [[wiki/Personal Identity|Personal Identity]] - [[wiki/Psychological Continuity|Psychological Continuity]] - [[wiki/Durable Identity|Durable Identity]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "If gradual uploading happens, most people will become convinced that it is a form of survival." — David J. Chalmers, 2014, Uploading: A Philosophical Analysis https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-david-chalmers-gradual-uploading-happens ```