Media magnate Dmitry Itskov plans to live forever, uploading his identity to the robot

Multimillionaire Dmitry Itskov with the help of modern science will try to reveal the secret of eternal life. His project “Initiative 2045” aims to achieve immortality over the next 30 years.

The Russian millionaire brought together leading neuroscientists, specialists in the field of robotics and scientists studying human consciousness to try to develop a system that will allow him to avoid essentially predetermined biological destiny by moving his human personality into a robot, reports the Daily Mail.
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On Wednesday, the BBC Two television channel will show a documentary about a science fiction venture Dmitry Itskov. "I am 100 percent sure that we will succeed," said Itskov. But there are those who doubt the realism of this undertaking. One well-known neurologist claims that "this is too stupid, therefore impossible."

The project “Initiative 2045” is designed for 30 years and is considered as the next step in the evolution of research in the field of artificial intelligence. “Different scientists call it loading or transferring consciousness. I prefer to call it a transfer of personality, ”said Dmitry Itskov. The digital version of the human brain will be loaded into a special android, made in the form of a person.



The documentary will also show the Japanese android "Erica", one of the most humanoid robots in the world and a paralyzed man who already controls the bionic arm with the power of thought.


Android "Eric"


Erik Sorto, paralyzed below the neck, controls the robotic arm through sensors implanted in the brain.

In 2013, Itskov said in an interview with the New York Times: “The whole problem of humanity is that at present we are not making plans for the future. Our leaders are focused on stability. We do not have that which will unite all mankind. This initiative will inspire people. ”