CBC - If Dmitry Itskov's 2045 initiative plays out as planned, humans will have the option of living forever with the help of machines in only 33 years. It may sound ridiculous, but the 31-year-old Russian mogul is dead serious about neuroscience, android robotics, and cybernetic immortality...He has already pulled together a team of leading Russian scientists intent on creating fully functional holographic human avatars that house artificial brains which contain a person's complete consciousness - in other words, a humanoid robot. Together, they've laid out an ambitious course of action that would see the team transplant a human brain into an artificial body (or 'avatar') in as little as seven years time.
So do I collect from good friend @Mazz33 now, or do I still have to wait?
A quick background refresher for everyone, The Maestro and I have a standing bet based on the not-so outrageous claim that I'm going to live until I'm at least 136.
So now that we know immortality is within reach and we'll both be living well beyond 136 years old, the question becomes not how am I going to be able to collect payment, but when do I collect? In my mind this is like cashing in early on a futures bet. If you take the over on some football team's win total for the season and they clear it in week 10, they don't make you wait until the seasons over to collect. You've won your bet, you get paid. I'm personally of the belief that the same should apply here. I'm clearly not going to kick the bucket anytime this millennium, and as such I feel as though I'm entitled to my winnings.
Your move Maestro.
