The fear factor, I guess is a singularity of its own, perhaps, is if AI achieves consciousness and makes decisions all by itself. Well, let's get back to consciousness in a moment. But I mean, this has been an issue ever since the Leidt, occurred in the early in the 1800s. And particularly when we increase our own intelligence, we're going to think of all kinds of things we can't even imagine today.
Would you want to live forever? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and author, inventor, and futurist Ray Kurzweil discuss immortality, longevity escape velocity, the singularity, and the future of technology. What will life be like in 10 years?
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