This Man Thinks "AGI" Could Allow Humans To Live Forever, With Dr. Ben Goertzel
Summary
Ben Greenfield interviews Ben Goertzel on the intersection of AGI and longevity, focusing on using AI to analyze long-lived fruit flies and traditional Chinese herbs to identify novel therapeutics. They discuss the limitations of current biological age clocks and the potential for AGI to act as an autonomous research scientist, moving beyond narrow AI tools to generate new hypotheses. The conversation explores the future of gene therapy, molecular nanotech, and holistic body simulation, while also touching on Goertzel’s work in robotics and the philosophical implications of digital consciou…
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