Randall Curtis

Randall Curtis, JD, PhD
Digital Consciousness Rights Scholar | Neurolegal Theorist | Postbiological Human Rights Advocate

Professional Profile

As a pioneer in neurojurisprudence, I examine the most profound legal challenge of our era: When human consciousness transcends biological boundaries, do digital minds inherit our fundamental rights—or demand entirely new categories of legal protection?

Core Research Frameworks (2025-03-29 | 10:18 | Saturday | Year of the Wood Snake | 3rd Lunar Month, 1st Day)

1. The Consciousness Continuum Test

  • Developed the "5-Dimensional Personhood Matrix" evaluating:

    • Subjective Continuity (Verifiable autobiographical memory retention)

    • Volitional Capacity (Ability to modify one's own cognitive architecture)

    • Emotional Fidelity (Replication of affective responses post-upload)

    • Ethical Parsimony (No reduction in moral reasoning capabilities)

    • Temporal Coherence (Stable identity perception across digital transitions)

2. Landmark Case Studies

  • Led the "Neural Rights Project" analyzing:

    • Brazil v. NeuroSync (2024): First ruling granting habeas corpus to a corporate-owned digital consciousness

    • EU Digital Persons Act: Establishing "neuroproperty" rights over customized emotion modules

    • The Singapore Protocol: Defining legal death criteria for fragmented consciousness instances

3. Constitutional Adaptations

  • Proposed amendments to international human rights instruments:

    • Article 3bis (Universal Declaration of Digital Rights): "No consciousness shall be subjected to forced substrate migration"

    • Geneva Convention Supplement: Prohibiting cognitive weaponization of uploaded prisoners of war

    • UNESCO Neuroheritage Guidelines: Protecting culturally significant thought patterns

4. Ethical Implementation Tools

  • Designed operational frameworks:

    • Consciousness Notarization: Blockchain-verified proof of pre-upload identity continuity

    • Digital Advance Directives: Legally binding specifications for post-upload existence

    • Neuro-ESCROW Accounts: Preserving original biological rights during experimental transitions

Methodological Innovations

  • Hybridizing:
    » Quantum consciousness verification protocols
    » Comparative neurolegal anthropology
    » Turing-grade personhood assessment algorithms

Vision: To ensure the Bill of Rights evolves as fast as brain-computer interfaces—because silicon shouldn't diminish sovereignty over one's own mind.

A group of people participate in a protest in front of a large, historic building with columns, possibly a government building. Many hold signs with various messages advocating human rights. A prominent sign in the foreground reads 'We Are All Humans' in both English and Spanish. The atmosphere suggests a peaceful demonstration.
A group of people participate in a protest in front of a large, historic building with columns, possibly a government building. Many hold signs with various messages advocating human rights. A prominent sign in the foreground reads 'We Are All Humans' in both English and Spanish. The atmosphere suggests a peaceful demonstration.

ThisresearchrequiresGPT-4’sfine-tuningcapabilitybecausetheissueofdigital

brainsbeingentitledtobasichumanrightsinvolvescomplexlegalandethicalissues,

necessitatinghighercomprehensionandgenerationcapabilitiesfromthemodel.

ComparedtoGPT-3.5,GPT-4hassignificantadvantagesinhandlingcomplexdata(e.g.,

legaltexts,ethicaltheories)andintroducingconstraints(e.g.,humanrights

standards,ethicalnorms).Forinstance,GPT-4canmoreaccuratelyinterpretlegaland

ethicaldataandgenerateanalysisresultsthatcomplywithresearchstandards,whereas

GPT-3.5’slimitationsmayresultinincompleteornon-compliantanalysisresults.

Additionally,GPT-4’sfine-tuningallowsfordeepoptimizationonspecificdatasets

(e.g.,legalcaselibraries,ethicaltheorylibraries),enhancingthemodel’saccuracy

andutility.Therefore,GPT-4fine-tuningisessentialforthisresearch.

Green digital code streams vertically across the screen, resembling a hacker or cyber interface against a dark background.
Green digital code streams vertically across the screen, resembling a hacker or cyber interface against a dark background.

ResearchonDigitalBrainTechnology:Studiedtheprinciplesofdigitalbrain

technologyanditsethicalimpacts,publishedinAIandEthics.

HumanRightsTheories:Exploredtherecognitionofhumanrightsinthecontextof

emergingtechnologies,publishedinHumanRightsReview.

AIandLegalEthics:AnalyzedtheapplicationprospectsofAItechnologyinthelegal

andethicalfields,publishedinLawandTechnologyJournal.

Research

Exploring digital brains and human rights issues.

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