It makes a lot of sense for the Google people to be transhumanist, with Sergey Brin and Larry Page working with the Singularity University, but still I was surprised to hear this on the new Colbert Report (of the 23rd of April):
Colbert: Can I live forever? Schmidt: Yes. Colbert: Really? Schmidt: But not now. They need to invent some more medicine. Colbert: So I can live forever, but later. So I just need to live long enough for later to become now. Schmidt: But your digital identity will live forever. Because there’s no delete button. Colbert: On me? Schmidt: That’s correct. Colbert: That’s profound.
He seemed quite serious, too.
I guess a lot of people would take transhumanism more seriously if they heard the top people at Google are in. To me, I actually find it makes Google seem more trustworthy. In-group psychology is weird.
Here’s another good interview with Eric Schmidt. No explicit transhumanism, but some fairly intense plans entirely compatible with it.
Google’s Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt: apparently a transhumanist
It makes a lot of sense for the Google people to be transhumanist, with Sergey Brin and Larry Page working with the Singularity University, but still I was surprised to hear this on the new Colbert Report (of the 23rd of April):
He seemed quite serious, too.
I guess a lot of people would take transhumanism more seriously if they heard the top people at Google are in. To me, I actually find it makes Google seem more trustworthy. In-group psychology is weird.
Here’s another good interview with Eric Schmidt. No explicit transhumanism, but some fairly intense plans entirely compatible with it.
(edited: corrected title)