If you created the ultimate computer and it's described exactly how that would work in a one liter size, it would be billions of times greater than two days ago. So we can go way beyond what's where we are. It will reach a limit. I mean, you're right, there is a limit, but the limit's far beyond where we are today. And we can prove that as a reality.
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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