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This researcher wants to replace your brain, little by little. The US government just hired a researcher who thinks we can beat aging with fresh cloned bodies and brain updates. (www.technologyreview.com)

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[–] Papanca@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Yes, because who wouldn't want to live for centuries amidst floods, fire, raging mad politicians and greedy billionaires...

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[–] ashok36@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (3 children)

No. Absolutely not. Whenever anyone says, "wouldn't it be great to live forever" remember that means people like trump and Musk are with us forever. Unless people take things into their own hands, but that's another issue.

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

means people like trump and Musk are with us forever.

But that would also mean their polar opposites would also be with us forever, the objectively best of us

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[–] Gestrid@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago

Something something Doctor Who Cybermen.

[–] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Brain updates? Now with integrated thought-crime prevention using AI-safety training data.

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[–] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Somebody’s been watching Picard.

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[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (8 children)

they tried that a few years back via a quadraplegics brain transplant to a normal body. he died on the table. not likely to change that with cloning

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