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#193 – Rob Reid: The Existential Threat of Engineered Viruses and Lab Leaks

Lex Fridman Podcast

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Is There a Way to Protect Human Consciousness?

"I'm forward to take the backup of human consciousness seriously," he says. "If we could make more and more such backup copies throughout the solar system by hollowing out asteroids ... I think all of that is wonderful" The author has a boundless appreciation for Elon Musk, who's put Mars on his agenda.

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