From StarTalk.

In this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson is joined by Adam Becker, with co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly, to critically examine the idea of technological immortality and the AI-driven “singularity.” Becker argues that popular singularity narratives—especially those promising consciousness uploading and eternal life—are rooted more in science fiction than in sound science, relying on flawed assumptions about intelligence, Moore’s Law, and exponential progress, while contrasting these fantasies with realistic advances in biotechnology that may extend human healthspan but not true immortality.

From ‘What Billionaire Tech CEOs Get Wrong About The Future, with Adam Becker’: https://youtu.be/o6UdRXloqGc?si=IaaCnDsqssOAEjnX

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