Bridging Minds: A Theoretical Model for Subjective Continuity in Digital Immortality

This paper presents a speculative but conceptually grounded framework for achieving continuous personal identity during the transition from a physical to a virtual brain. Departing from the common assumption that mind uploading merely creates a clone, the author proposes a mechanism for integrating a physical brain with a virtual counterpart in real time, enabling seamless continuity of subjective awareness. Drawing on analogies from embodiment, neurotechnology, and integrated information theory, this paper advocates for a system in which the individual remains experientially aware throughout the transition—offering a philosophical and technological bridge between mortality and virtual immortality.