# Whole-Brain Emulation Is Substrate Independence Made Technical by Randal A. Koene
> "Whole brain emulation is the technological realization of substrate-independent minds."
> **— Randal A. Koene**, *Whole-brain emulation talks, wording candidate*
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"Whole brain emulation is the technological realization of substrate-independent minds."
— Randal A. Koene, Whole-brain emulation talks, wording candidate
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