When we get to the 2030s, we will amplify our own brain by connecting to it. But the computer already understands everything that a human can do. And actually, what goes way beyond it. To pass the Turing test, we would actually have to delve itself down.
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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