LIVING FOREVER
- NANOBOTS to make humans IMMORTAL
'Immortality with the help of age reversing nanobots may be as far as just seven years away' says a former Google programmer.
According to him, humans will be able to achieve immortality in the next 8 years, all thanks to AI, Brain-Computer Interfaces and nano implants that attack specific viruses and bacteria and other ailments of the human body.
Age-reversing nanobots
Ray Kurzweil, a former Google programmer spoke about the advancements in genetics, nanotechnology, and robotics, which he thinks will lead to age-reversing ‘nanobots.’ These small machines will fix damaged cells and tissues that deteriorate as we age, making us resistant to diseases such as cancer.
The prediction that such an accomplishment will be accomplished by 2030 have been met with both enthusiasm and doubt, as curing all fatal illnesses appears to be a long way off from a permanent and practical cure.
Who is Ray Kurzweil?
Ray Kurzweil, recruited by Google in 2012 to “work on new projects involving machine learning" became famous for his scientific predictions, because 86 per cent of his 147 forecasts have come true.
The 75 year old Ray Kurzweil predicted in 1990 that the world’s greatest chess champion would be defeated by a computer by 2000, and it occurred in 1997 when Deep Blue defeated Gary Kasparov.
In 1999, Kurzweil made another shocking prediction: by 2023, a $1,000 laptop would have the processing ability and storage space of a human brain.
Now, the former Google engineer thinks that technology will become so powerful that it will allow humans to live eternally, a phenomenon known as Singularity. Kurzweil prophesied that AI will clear the Turing test in 2029. It measures a machine’s capacity to show intelligent behaviour that is comparable to a person.
What are Nanobots?
Nanobots are tiny robots, 50-100 nm wide, currently used in research as DNA probes, cell imaging materials, and cell-specific delivery vehicles. Nanobots are currently disrupting the biomedicine sector, with developments in cancer diagnosis and drug delivery.
Recent research has helped to establish nanorobots that are less than 1 mm in length and constructed of 500-1000 living cells. They have been created in a variety of basic shapes, including some with legs. Studies have shown they can effectively move linearly or circularly, join with other xenobots to act collectively, move tiny objects, and live for around 10 days.
How will humans reach mortality?
Contrary to popular belief, Kurzweil thinks that implanting computers in our minds will benefit us. He argues that by the second decade of the 21st Century, we have become used to organs grown in laboratories, genetic surgery and designer babies.
"We are going to get more neocortex, we’re going to be funny, we’re going to be better at singing. We are going to embody all of the qualities that we appreciate in humans to a larger extent" he argues.
The scientist talks about the claim made in his 2005 book 'The Singularity Is Near' where he predicted that technology will allow humans to enjoy an everlasting life by 2030.
"We will soon have nanobots running through our veins. Nanorobots will also help fend off ageing and illness, and repair human bodies on a cellular level" he declares.
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