Bryan Johnson is on a mission to not die. The 47-year-old multimillionaire has already utilized his slogan “Don’t Die” to occasions, merchandise, and a Netflix documentary. Now he’s founding a Don’t Die faith.
Johnson, who famously spends hundreds of thousands of {dollars} on scans, assessments, dietary supplements, and a way of life routine designed to sluggish or reverse the growing old course of, has loved in depth media protection, and an enormous social media following. For many individuals, he has grow to be the face of the longevity subject.
I sat down with Johnson at an occasion for folks taken with longevity in Berkeley, California, in late April to listen to extra about the important thing concern underpinning his Don’t Die mission: making certain AI is aligned with preserving human existence. Read the total story.
—Jessica Hamzelou
Why the humanoid workforce is working late
Last week I watched Daniela Rus, one of many world’s high consultants on AI-powered robots, handle a packed room at a Boston robotics expo. Rus spent a portion of her speak busting the notion that big fleets of humanoids are already making themselves helpful in manufacturing and warehouses around the globe.
That may come as a shock. For years AI has made it quicker to coach robots, and traders have responded feverishly. Figure AI, a startup that goals to construct general-purpose humanoid robots for each properties and trade, is taking a look at a $1.5 billion funding spherical, and there are business experiments with humanoids at Amazon and auto producers. Bank of America predicts wider adoption of those robots across the nook, with a billion humanoids at work by 2050.
But Rus and many others I spoke with on the expo counsel that this hype simply doesn’t add up. Read the total story.
—James O’Donnell
The Download: A longevity influencer's new religion,and humanoid robots' shortcomings
