Editing Mind uploading (section)

=== Mind editing ===
While some researchers believe editing human brains to be physically possible in theory, for example by performing neurosurgery with [[nanobots]], it would require particularly advanced technology. Editing an uploaded mind would be much easier, as long as the exact edits to be made are known.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bostrom |first=Nick |title=Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World |date=March 27, 2024 |isbn=978-1646871643 |chapter=Handout 10: downloading and brain editing|publisher=Ideapress }}</ref> This would facilitate [[cognitive enhancement]] and the precise control of the well-being, motivations or personality of the emulated beings.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bostrom |first=Nick |title=Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World |date=March 27, 2024 |isbn=978-1646871643 |chapter=Handout 2: Some capabilities at technological maturity|publisher=Ideapress }}</ref>