Immortality Is Closer Than You Think: AI, War, Religion, Consciousness & Elon Musk | Bryan Johnson PT 1

Mar 19, 2024

Bryan Johnson, entrepreneur and founder of Kernel and Blueprint, explores humanity’s race toward longevity and superintelligence. They examine whether algorithms can outperform human judgment in health, why “Don’t Die” resembles a new religion, and the dangers of AI, war, climate disruption, and authoritarianism. The conversation also tackles AI alignment, autonomy, cellular reprogramming, immortality, and the values needed for humans and machines to coexist.

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Why People Reject Better Algorithmic Health

People reject algorithmic health control because they value autonomy, vices, and social participation more than promised wellbeing.
Distrust of institutions reinforces their fear of surrendering personal decisions.

INSIGHT

Don’t Die Becomes Humanity’s Biggest Ambition

Bryan Johnson frames “Don’t Die” as a historically unprecedented ambition alongside founding companies, countries, and religions.
He argues humanity has imagined defeating death for millennia but can now pursue it practically.

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Ulysses And Ozempic Explain Algorithmic Self-Control

Bryan Johnson uses Ulysses tied to the mast as a model for designing constraints against predictable weakness.
He compares Blueprint and Ozempic to willingly adopting systems that override harmful impulses.

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Welcome to another power-packed episode of Impact Theory, I’m Tom Bilyeu!

In today’s episode, I’m joined by Bryan Johnson, the “most measured man in history” who lets AI make all of his health and wellness decisions for him – because the algorithm can do better than he can.

Bryan Johnson is an ultra successful entrepreneur who believes that, while we like to think Homo sapiens represent the pinnacle of intelligence on Earth, there is an urgent need for a new form of intelligence that transcends self-interest and tackles inherent flaws, like self-destructive behaviors and other destructive tendencies, like war and global warming.

Get ready to rethink traditional approaches to living as we dive deep into topics like:

- Why Ozempic is an algorithm
- “Don’t Die” philosophy a new religion?
- The impact of algorithms on our future
- AI alignment and extending life through cellular reprogramming
- The challenge of aligning human behavior with the greater good
- Concerns about the loss of autonomy and authoritarianism due to AI

Today's episode promises to challenge your perceptions and elevate your understanding of what the future holds as we peer into the horizon of humanity's next great leap.

This is just Part 1 of our conversation, so make sure you don’t miss Part 2 of this convo for even more wisdom from Bryan Johnson.

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