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The "priest of AI" & tech's pursuit of eternal life

The "priest of AI" & tech's pursuit of eternal life

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Have you heard of Bryan Johnson – tech centimillionaire turned
longevity evangelist? He made headlines when he started getting
infusions of his own son's blood as a part of his quest to live
forever. And he turned that quest into "Don't Die," a movement he's
calling a religion. Johnson is pretty intent on longevity – but
he's not the only one. Other tech magnates are bought in, too. But
in the words of Freddie Mercury, who wants to live forever, and
why?

What does all of this have to do with the prediction of an AI
takeover, and what does this mean for how we think about what's
"human?" Brittany is joined by journalists Michelle Santiago Cortes
and Tara Isabella Burton to get into what might be a new religion
of longevity.

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