A human expedition uses a single volunteer who is repeatedly cloned and killed for dangerous tasks, with each clone retaining memories of previous deaths, testing whether disposable labor is ethical when the worker remembers dying.
Models gig economy expendability: workers who are technically replaceable but whose accumulated experience makes each 'replacement' worse. Relevant to clone labor ethics and the dignity of labor.
Domains: Biotechnology and Genetic EngineeringEthics and Philosophy of TechnologyMedicine and Human EnhancementSpace Exploration and Colonization
Scenario Types: Ethical dilemmaThought experiment / What-ifWarning / Self-preventing prophecy
Outcomes: Ambiguous / MixedDystopianCautionary
Tags: clone-identityoriginal-vs-copyidentity-disputeclone-confronts-originalclone-harvestingorgan-farmingsoul-questioninstitutional-complicityclone-organ-harvestingdisposable-cloneexpendable-workerdeath-memorycolony-labordisposable-clone-worker