Uploaded Intelligence or UI for short, are humans whose consciousness have been uploaded into the cloud, leaving their body dead but also creating what is essentially a digital emulation of the human mind, free from death, decay, and disease. This was founded by the company Logorhythms located in Palo Alto and researched in Norway to hide from the public, state, and local governments.
History[]
Stephen Holstrom envisioned uploaded intelligence as a way for him to rule over the populous. His followers believed he was attempting to perfect the technology to solve the population crisis and hoped everyone would upload. He called this project Project Moonshot.
At first, those uploaded were uploaded, for the most part, without their knowledge or consent so that they could benefit their employers. Eventually, by introducing emotion into the mix, their work became more productive, but they realized they have become uploaded.
After one of these uploaded, Vinod Chanda, discovered he was an upload, he sent the blueprints for the procedure to six of the top cyber governments on the planet, hoping he would not be alone. After the public discovered their existence. the governments of the world disconnected public internet in an attempt to keep UIs at bay. Some civilians thought the procedure was a hoax, others saw UIs as a threat while others wanted to become them.
As the populous started to protest, the governments of the world implemented Safesurf, a way to eradicate the UIs. When Holstrom learned about this, he created a deadly virus in retaliation. However, his plan was stopped by Caspian Keyes, who uploaded and sacrificed himself to stop the virus.
Shortly after this, black market uploads started to take place for those who wanted a better life or those who wanted immortality, and all were devoured by Safesurf. This caused public outcry and soon, data centers not connected to the internet were created for an ultra wealthy. Eventually, Safesurf was contained and uploads became more common. The minimum age to upload was set at twenty-one, but parents could sign consent forms for those underage to upload.
Over two decades after the first uploads, over half the population has chosen to upload. However, due to the sheer numbers, most are put in stasis until more storage becomes available. An orbital ring was contracted to solve the storage and cooling problems, but construction on a second anchor point along the equator rested on Incan ruins and the locals objected to the project and construction was halted.
Flaw[]
When first uploaded, a UI is prone to decay if they process too fast. However a cure was eventually discovered to combat this by exchanging code with another UI and finding the memory that made them who they are.
However, there is a cost to this as well. By mixing code, a new personality is formed and the memories of the previous UIs are erased. This can be counteracted by adding more UIs into the mix or by exchanging code with a blood relative who also uploaded. The cure can also be administered through a CI, but it is unknown if this method is finite or not.
Known Uploaded Individuals[]
- Laurie Lowell (Deceased)
- David Kim
- Vinod Chanda (Deceased)
- Zhong Shuchun
- Han Ping
- Bai Fu
- Olivia Evans
- Farhad Karimi
- Yair Gispan
- Arkady Koslov
- Joey Coupet
- Stephen Holstrom
- Charlie Dugan
- Renee
- Caspian Keyes