A groundbreaking program has now made it possible to preserve your life stories and wisdom, allowing you to speak to loved ones decades into the future. StoryFile, an innovative AI company, has developed lifelike, interactive 3D avatars that allow people to'live on' after death, sharing memories and answering questions in the same natural and conversational manner of a real person. Individuals like philanthropist Michael Staenberg, 71, and Star Trek star William Shatner, 94, have used StoryFile to immortalize both their experiences and personalities. Staenberg, a property developer and philanthropist who has given away more than 850 million, said: 'I hope to pass my knowledge on, and the good I've created.' The technology captures video interviews, transforming them into hologram-style avatars that use generative AI, similar to ChatGPT, to respond dynamically to questions.

What if you could live forever, staying healthy and young for centuries? Scientists and tech pioneers now believe this dream could become reality. In Silicon Valley, entrepreneurs like Bryan Johnson follow intense routines, like his'Blueprint' plan, to slow or reverse aging, and companies like Altos Labs are testing treatments that have already extended the lives of mice. Experts say we're on the cusp of technologies that could make immortality possible, and they've even set dates for when this future might arrive. Three visionaries stand out in this quest: futurologist Dr. Ian Pearson, Google's Ray Kurzweil, and biomedical researcher Aubrey de Grey.

You may soon be able to catch up with friends and relatives who have passed away -- on your computer. Dr. Pratik Desai, a Silicon Valley computer scientist who has founded multiple Artificial Intelligence platforms, boldly predicts that a human being's "consciousness" could be uploaded onto digital devices by the end of the year. "Start regularly recording your parents, elders and loved ones," he urged Friday in a Twitter thread that's since racked up more 5.7 million views and tens of thousands of responses. "With enough transcript data, new voice synthesis and video models, there is a 100% chance that they will live with you forever after leaving physical body," Desai continued. "This should be even possible by end of the year."

A small global elite, call them "Davos Man" if you wish, owns an increasing share of global income and wealth. The 2009 global financial crisis, the 2020 pandemic and the 2022 War in Ukraine have swelled their fortunes. They are wielding increasing power over international affairs. We live in a new (neo-) feudal economy, with these (tech) elite billionaires our new overlords, while the middle class is shrinking. The prospects for escaping poverty are gradually evaporating for most of the poor.

What do robots really want? Do smart robots powered by artificial intelligence want to take over the world? Do they enjoy being in their metallic immortal bodies? These are among the most searing questions people wish to ask robots. Lucky for us, we got a chance to speak to the world's most advanced robot, Ameca at GITEX 2022 in Dubai.

This is mostly pretty cool. Beats the alternative, as they say. But one decidedly uncool thing about being almost 50 is that my "bad" LDL cholesterol is too high. The obvious solution here is to improve my diet and get more exercise. But if that were so easy, no one would have high cholesterol, right?

Were you unable to attend Transform 2022? Check out all of the summit sessions in our on-demand library now! Many "futurists" insist that technological advances will enable humans to "upload our minds" into computer systems, thereby allowing us to "live forever," defying our biological limitations. This concept is deeply flawed but has gained popular attention in recent years. So much so, Amazon has a TV series based on the premise called Upload, not to mention countless other pop-culture references.

Over the last couple years, I've been spending time writing about creating ghosts -- perhaps an inevitability in the midst of a pandemic. While created by far-from-supernatural means, these are ghosts nonetheless; they are created from an essence of you -- from your voice, your data, your feelings, beliefs, habits, and history. Groups around the world are looking to take such information, this essence, and use it to create a digital version of you that may last once you are gone. Consider it a technological solution to the problem of death. Over the last couple years, I've been writing about creating ghosts -- perhaps an inevitability in the midst of a pandemic.

Human beings have long been dreaming of living forever. However, the human lifespan has some limitations, and even during this era of medical advancement, humans have not succeeded in increasing their average lifespan to three-digit numbers. But now, new researches suggest that artificial intelligence (AI) could help humans live forever, not in a physical form, but in a virtual manner. Black Mirror, a sci-fi series portrayed a futuristic life where people can live forever in the form of chatbots. And now, real-life developments suggest that the events and happenings described in Charlie Brooker's hit TV show could soon become a reality.

The earth is 4.543 billion years young. Fossils of anatomically modern humans have been discovered dating back no more than 300,000 years, and these anatomically modern humans only reached behavioral modernity within the last 50,000 years. In theory, this current human experience or similar human experiences could have spawned 15,143 civilizations, each averaging 300,000 years and not being aware of the previous! With this fact pattern, it is shocking just how much humans claim to know about the earth and history when in this current experience we only have visibility into such a small percentage – less than 0.0001% (50,000/4,543,000,000) of earth's actual history. Enter artificial intelligence and persisting indefinitely.