# Identity May Live in Pattern, Not Matter by Hans Moravec > "Pattern-identity defines the essence of a person by organization rather than by the particular material that implements it." > **— Hans Moravec**, *Mind Children (1988), compressed candidate wording* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Mind Children (1988), compressed candidate wording. ## 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/Science of Digital Consciousness|Science of Digital Consciousness]] - **Article:** [[articles/Is It Live or Is It Memorex?|Is It Live or Is It Memorex?]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Identity|Identity]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Hans Moravec|Hans Moravec]] - [[wiki/Psychological Continuity|Psychological Continuity]] - [[wiki/Personal Identity|Personal Identity]] - [[wiki/Durable Identity|Durable Identity]] - [[wiki/Identity-Bearing Invariants|Identity-Bearing Invariants]] - [[wiki/Digital Identity Succession|Digital Identity Succession]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Pattern-identity defines the essence of a person by organization rather than by the particular material that implements it." — Hans Moravec, Mind Children (1988), compressed candidate wording https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-hans-moravec-identity-live-not-matter ```