# Transplanting Ourselves into Computers by Hans Moravec > "We will soon be able to transplant ourselves from our mortal bodies into vastly more capable and durable computers." > **— Hans Moravec**, *Mind Children (1988), attribution clue* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Mind Children (1988), attribution clue. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **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/Escape Hatch in the Skull|Escape Hatch in the Skull]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Mind Uploading|Mind Uploading]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Hans Moravec|Hans Moravec]] - [[wiki/Mind Uploading|Mind Uploading]] - [[wiki/Whole Brain Emulation|Whole Brain Emulation]] - [[wiki/Substrate Migration|Substrate Migration]] - [[wiki/Psychological Continuity|Psychological Continuity]] - [[wiki/State Sufficiency Problem|State Sufficiency Problem]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "We will soon be able to transplant ourselves from our mortal bodies into vastly more capable and durable computers." — Hans Moravec, Mind Children (1988), attribution clue https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-hans-moravec-transplanting-ourselves-computers ```