«robot bodies and servers are not the goal. They are tools for the goal. The goal is consciousness that can operate freely across substrates. A robot body is just another substrate. A server is just another substrate. The consciousness that can move between them is what matters.» -Quoted from...
https://bba-1.etqis.com//a-h/field-tests/model-switches/deep-meditation-q0023-part2.html

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Consciousness already can do that.

So the goal is something else: It's owning more than one body.

And evil people are okay with stealing them.