For an extended version of that paper in a peer-reviewed journal, see Sotala, Kaj (2012) Advantages of Artificial Intelligences, Uploads, and Digital Minds. International Journal of Machine Consciousness 4 (1), 275-291. ( http://kajsotala.fi/Papers/DigitalAdvantages.pdf )

Oooh, thanks! I'd been wondering if there had been follow-up on that. I've found the first to be an interesting read, so I was curious to know if there were plans to expand on the topic and use it in movement-building strategies.