When will we upload our consciousness to the cloud?

<p>When will we upload our consciousness to the cloud?  </p> <p>As long as people have been alive, they've wanted to stay alive.   </p> <p>For centuries, explorers have searched for the fountain of youth. And today, scientists are hard at work researching technology that can extend the human lifespan, stop or reverse aging; and even preserve a terminally ill person indefinitely, until a cure for their disease is discovered.  But what if -- instead of preserving our *bodies* -- we could preserve our *consciousness*; by uploading it to a powerful computer.  </p> <p>This is called *mind uploading*. And o...