Submitted by dustofoblivion123 t3_1259fk7 in Futurology
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CatPasswd t1_je365q9 wrote
God, I hope not. Not in the current global environment.
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Sweeth_Tooth99 t1_je36z25 wrote
maybe quantum computing and AI will help us crack the inmortality equation, sort of speak, but neither of those technologies are in a state where thats a possibility
TimeTravelMishap t1_je37iag wrote
What the fuck would a google engineer know about immortality medical research?? Can I go ask my doctor about C++?
iamthewhatt t1_je37kfi wrote
I thought the issue isn't that cells are becoming damaged, it's that the DNA is losing its "code" over time? I really doubt we'll have robots that can repair actual DNA
_genepool_ t1_je37p9w wrote
Go back to each decade. Read 'predictions'. Now see how many have even come close to true.
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NinjaLanternShark t1_je38cet wrote
Fucking ouch!
They called him a "Google engineer."
Ray Fucking Kurzweil.
CatPasswd t1_je38jf7 wrote
As cells reproduce, a certain structure called a telomere degrades. Eventually, when the telomeres are too short, the cells can't replace themselves because the failure rate becomes too high.
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NinjaLanternShark t1_je390pb wrote
Actually the "google engineer" in the article is Ray Kurzweil, a man who's been a futurist for longer than most Redditors have been alive.
I don't always agree with his views and predictions, but he certainly has earned the right to be called more than "a google engineer."
FuturologyBot t1_je391ju wrote
The following submission statement was provided by /u/dustofoblivion123:
From the article:
"Compartir en Facebook Compartir en Twitter Compartir en Telegram Compartir en Whatsapp Enviar por email Tech. What is the 'digital curfew' in the U.S. and how will it curb underage social media use? Tech. Which countries have banned TikTok? Check the full list A former Google engineer has just predicted that humans will achieve immortality in eight years, something more than likely considering that 86% of his 147 predictions have been correct.
Ray Kurzweil visited the YouTube channel Adagio, in a discussion on the expansion of genetics, nanotechnology and robotics, which he believes will lead to age-reversing 'nanobots'.
These tiny robots will repair damaged cells and tissues that deteriorate as the body ages, making people immune to certain diseases such as cancer."
Please reply to OP's comment here: https://old.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/1259fk7/former_google_engineer_predicts_humans_will/je354vo/
spisHjerner t1_je3946h wrote
Our physical bodies can't withstand effects of climate change. Capitalism signals it will be "immortality for some." AGI could take out humans before we improve on this. Efforts to mine the moon may start a war in space, which could result in Earth being destroyed.
It's not that simple to say "humans achieve immortality" when existential threats loom heavy.
imakenosensetopeople t1_je39e5r wrote
Correction: the wealthy will achieve immortality. Us poors will not have it in our lifetime.
misdirected_asshole t1_je39jjw wrote
>A former Google engineer has just predicted that humans will achieve immortality in eight years, something more than likely considering that 86% of his 147 predictions have been correct
This is awful reasoning. He's got a good track record so let's just assume this is a good prediction.
Beemer17-21 t1_je39rg5 wrote
It's likely because Kurzweil is controversial in his views and his predictions are fairly widely known, thus the click bait title.
B-Town-MusicMan t1_je3a04w wrote
I own one of his keyboards!
B-Town-MusicMan t1_je3b3al wrote
"I'm 105. Does it show? The day comes when you've had enough. Your mind can be spent even if your body's not."
AdTypical6494 t1_je3b3dm wrote
to be alive means to have death in mind to use time on earth properly.
RumpledStiltSkinn t1_je3bjqx wrote
Kinda like how that pesky household fusion energy is just "right around the corner"
AdTypical6494 t1_je3bm67 wrote
climate change is everywhere, just like the ozon hole was back in the days.
Overpopulation is the main problem of mankind. all bad outcomes are linked to overpopulation and exponal growth.
TarTarkus1 t1_je3d711 wrote
Yeah, I'd say that this is unfortunately more likely to happen than not. Especially given how ChatGPT is currently privatized.
spisHjerner t1_je3devb wrote
> climate change is everywhere
Humans are everywhere, right now. It is that our physical bodies can't survive too much fluctuation. We'll see reduction in food supply as well. We are actually no longer trending for overpopulation. Many countries report a rapid decline. We are not producing offspring like before. And our mortality rate is declining. So, as less places become inhabitable, with less people able and willing to procreate, we're actually going to experience a sudden drop off in human population. This true-human population decline will be accelerated as human-ai hybridization increases.
AdTypical6494 t1_je3fcvs wrote
"We are actually no longer trending for overpopulation. "
In November 2022, more than 8 billion people lived on Earth for the first time, according to the United Nations.
The Effects of Overpopulation
More people means an increased demand for food, water, housing, energy, healthcare, transportation, and more. And all that consumption contributes to ecological degradation, increased conflicts, and a higher risk of large-scale disasters like pandemics.
This are the real problems for mankind.
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94746382926 t1_je3o3ot wrote
How old is Ray Kurzweil now again? As much as I want this to be true I unfortunately think his remaining natural lifespan is biasing him.
megapillowcase t1_je416bo wrote
Life is only meaningful because there is an end. I’ll take my cool 80 years.
AdTypical6494 t1_je43y1p wrote
he sells keyboards? 🤔
B-Town-MusicMan t1_je46q7l wrote
AdTypical6494 t1_je4amv2 wrote
Ah! Thans for the hint...
Tnuvu t1_je4cvph wrote
Perhaps rich top 1% humans, somehow doubt we'll ever reach the utopian Star Trek level of unity given we can't even share food and medicine with all the people on the planet today.
Let's not even mention the "you must respect the rules we impose, but we don't have to cause we have money" approach the wef has on basically anything
Muiluttelija t1_je4qlw0 wrote
Can’t a mind be spent at 50? Or 25? Certainly I would like to find out when mine would, and a possibility to live longer could help in that. I am quite sure my grandpa didn’t want to die when he did.
Alchemystic1123 t1_je5h8qp wrote
That's not how AI and the future works, these technologies are far too widespread and ubiquetous to only be limited to a select few for very long, and when they ARE only available to a select few, they are at a stage where they don't work very well anyways. Look at cellphones. It's just like that, but much faster.
Scope_Dog t1_je6092y wrote
why not? they have cured other illnesses by editing DNA. Immortality just seems like the beginning to me.
iamthewhatt t1_je6ndoj wrote
You don't "cure" damaged DNA that way. The genetic code itself is what is causing the damage. You need to be able to manipulate that code to prevent damage or to repair itself. Tiny robots aren't going to do that in 8 years.
Fivenearhere t1_je6rggp wrote
Immortality is a hard thing to achieve when you involve statistics.
TreeHawkFeather t1_je75bc5 wrote
100% doubt, but I can't imagine the madness that would bring.
Red_Aurora1917 t1_je78u5m wrote
Why are people downvoting you? Do ya'll want a front seat to experience the heat death of the universe?
New_Altitude t1_je79qrj wrote
Maybe we should cool it on the immortality a little bit. Do you really wanna be stuck with these people forever?
ravenouskit t1_je7o97p wrote
Oh that guy, carry on...
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The_Scarred_Man t1_je7vwd8 wrote
Good, put me to sleep and wake me up in 200 years once society has sorted itself out a little more.
alranach t1_jecjsfk wrote
Yes? Why the hell wouldn't I?
alranach t1_jecjzht wrote
Life is meaningful because I find meaning in it, not because it has to end. Also, there's always going to be accidents, murders, suicides and such. Plus the whole damn universe is gonna take a shit someday so it's not like it's indefinite
dustofoblivion123 OP t1_je354vo wrote
From the article:
"Compartir en Facebook Compartir en Twitter Compartir en Telegram Compartir en Whatsapp Enviar por email Tech. What is the 'digital curfew' in the U.S. and how will it curb underage social media use? Tech. Which countries have banned TikTok? Check the full list A former Google engineer has just predicted that humans will achieve immortality in eight years, something more than likely considering that 86% of his 147 predictions have been correct.
Ray Kurzweil visited the YouTube channel Adagio, in a discussion on the expansion of genetics, nanotechnology and robotics, which he believes will lead to age-reversing 'nanobots'.
These tiny robots will repair damaged cells and tissues that deteriorate as the body ages, making people immune to certain diseases such as cancer."