{"id":47103,"date":"2023-04-01T12:01:01","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T12:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/?p=47103"},"modified":"2023-04-01T12:40:21","modified_gmt":"2023-04-01T12:40:21","slug":"nanobots-can-help-humans-achieve-immortality-by-2030-ex-google-engineer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/2023\/04\/01\/nanobots-can-help-humans-achieve-immortality-by-2030-ex-google-engineer\/","title":{"rendered":"Nanobots can help humans achieve immortality by 2030: Ex-Google engineer&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pd-l-10 pd-l-md-14 cover-card\">\n<div class=\"slug dp-fx fx-al-ct\">\n            <span class=\"z-index-1 bg-lt bg-iris-blue-dk evt-connector fx-ht\" id=\"tl119870\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n                <span>Technology<\/span>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"br-l-2p-gainsboro vt-line v-ln\"><\/span><br \/>\n    <span class=\"vt-line-progress-bar bg-lt bg-iris-blue z-index-1 lt-init\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Nanobots can help humans achieve immortality by 2030: Ex-Google engineer<\/p>\n<div class=\"pd-l-14 pd-r-14 pd-r-md-0 pd-l-md-18\">\n<p>\n            <span>Mar 31, 2023, 05:54 pm<\/span><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"mg-l-6 pd-l-6 stats-bar\">2 min read<\/span>\n                    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mg-t-10 pd-l-md-18\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"asp-ratio r-16-9\">\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nanobots can help humans achieve immortality by 2030: Ex-Google engineer\" title=\"Nanobots can help humans achieve immortality by 2030: Ex-Google engineer\" class=\"dp-bl wd-full cover-card-img hidden\" src=\"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/36120230331170000.jpeg\" \/><\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"cl-lt pd-t-4 pd-l-14 pd-r-14 pd-r-md-0 pd-l-md-0 ft-sec md-sec-reg-2 sec-reg-2\">Kurzweil suggests that nanobots can have an age-reversing effect (Photo credit: Siemens)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"ft-sec md-sec-reg-4 sec-reg-4 pd-l-14 pd-r-14 pd-r-md-0 pd-l-md-24 card-point cl-night-rider\">\n                                        <span class=\"dp-bl mg-t-10\">Attaining immortality sounds like a far-fetched thing to some and perhaps impossible to others, but a former <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbytesapp.com\/news\/science\/google\" rel=\"noopener\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbytesapp.com\/news\/science\/google\">Google<\/a> scientist believes the opposite.<br \/>\n <\/span><br \/>\n                                        <span class=\"dp-bl mg-t-10\">Ray Kurzweil predicts that humans can become immortals and that too in just seven years, by 2030.<br \/>\n <\/span><br \/>\n                                        <span class=\"dp-bl mg-t-10\">He believes that &#8216;nanobots&#8217; could help achieve that, given the soaring advances in the fields of nanotechnology, genetics, and robotics.<\/span>\n                                    <\/p>\n<div id=\"2911680254129238\" class=\"jump-at mg-t-20\" data-id=\"tl119870\">\n<div class=\"mg-t-10 pd-l-10 pd-l-md-14\">\n<p>\n                            <span class=\"z-index-1 bg-venetian-red evt-connector fx-ht\" data-hooked=\"tl119870\"><\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mg-t-4 ft-sec md-sec-bd-6 sec-bd-6 tx-ct cl-night-rider wd-full\"><u>Why does this story matter?<\/u><\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul class=\"pd-l-28 pd-r-14 pd-r-md-0 pd-l-md-48 pd-b-20 ft-sec md-sec-reg-4 sec-reg-4 card-point\">\n<li class=\"mg-t-20\">Kurzweil, who calls himself a futurist, authored a book called &#8216;The Singularity Is Near&#8217; in 2005, which talks about artificial intelligence and the future of humanity, touching on &#8220;human-machine co-evolution.&#8221;\n <\/li>\n<li class=\"mg-t-20\">The internet is seeing animated discussions after Kurzweil&#8217;s predictions, which he listed in his book, have resurfaced after a two-part video shared by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbytesapp.com\/news\/entertainment\/youtube\" rel=\"noopener\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbytesapp.com\/news\/entertainment\/youtube\">YouTube<\/a> channel Adagio.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"572110\" class=\"tx-decoration-none jump-at\" data-id=\"tl119870\">\n<div class=\"mg-t-20 pd-l-10 pd-l-md-14\">\n<div class=\"slug dp-fx fx-al-ct\">\n                            <span class=\"z-index-1 bg-lt evt-connector fx-ht\" data-hooked=\"tl119870\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mg-t-4 ft-sec md-sec-bd-6 sec-bd-6 cl-night-rider mg-l-4\">What are nanobots?<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"ft-sec md-sec-reg-4 sec-reg-4 pd-l-14 pd-r-14 pd-r-md-0 pd-l-md-24 card-point cl-night-rider\">\n                                        <span class=\"dp-bl mg-t-10\">Nanobots are small robots, ranging about 50-100 nanometers wide. Their applications in research include biomedical imaging agents and drug delivery.<br \/>\n <\/span><br \/>\n                                        <span class=\"dp-bl mg-t-10\">Kurzweil suggests that nanobots can have an age-reversing effect, by repairing cells that get damaged as we age and can also help fight against lethal illnesses.<br \/>\n <\/span><br \/>\n                                        <span class=\"dp-bl mg-t-10\">Considering the advancements in nanotechnology, he claims that &#8220;we&#8217;ll soon have nanobots running through our veins.&#8221;<\/span>\n                                    <\/p>\n<div id=\"572111\" class=\"tx-decoration-none jump-at\" data-id=\"tl119870\">\n<div class=\"mg-t-20 pd-l-10 pd-l-md-14\">\n<div class=\"slug dp-fx fx-al-ct\">\n                            <span class=\"z-index-1 bg-lt evt-connector fx-ht\" data-hooked=\"tl119870\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mg-t-4 ft-sec md-sec-bd-6 sec-bd-6 cl-night-rider mg-l-4\">Kurzweil has made several predictions before this<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"ft-sec md-sec-reg-4 sec-reg-4 pd-l-14 pd-r-14 pd-r-md-0 pd-l-md-24 card-point cl-night-rider\">\n                                        <span class=\"dp-bl mg-t-10\">75-year-old Kurzweil has made several predictions before this. In fact, he has a proven track record.<br \/>\n <\/span><br \/>\n                                        <span class=\"dp-bl mg-t-10\">He earlier predicted that the world&#8217;s best chess player would lose to a computer by 2000. It did come true.<br \/>\n <\/span><br \/>\n                                        <span class=\"dp-bl mg-t-10\">In 1997, Russian chess grandmaster, Gary Kasparov lost to Deep Blue, an IBM supercomputer.<br \/>\n <\/span><br \/>\n                                        <span class=\"dp-bl mg-t-10\">About 87% of the 147 predictions he has made have come true.<\/span>\n                                    <\/p>\n<div id=\"572112\" class=\"tx-decoration-none jump-at\" data-id=\"tl119870\">\n<div class=\"mg-t-20 pd-l-10 pd-l-md-14\">\n<div class=\"slug dp-fx fx-al-ct\">\n                            <span class=\"z-index-1 bg-lt evt-connector fx-ht\" data-hooked=\"tl119870\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mg-t-4 ft-sec md-sec-bd-6 sec-bd-6 cl-night-rider mg-l-4\">Kurzweil predicts AI will overtake humans by 2029<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"ft-sec md-sec-reg-4 sec-reg-4 pd-l-14 pd-r-14 pd-r-md-0 pd-l-md-24 card-point cl-night-rider\">\n                                        <span class=\"dp-bl mg-t-10\">&#8220;2029 is the consistent date I have predicted for when an AI will pass a valid Turing test and therefore achieve human levels of intelligence,&#8221; said Kurzweil to <em>Futurism<\/em> in 2017.<br \/>\n <\/span><br \/>\n                                        <span class=\"dp-bl mg-t-10\">&#8220;I have set the date 2045 for the &#8216;Singularity&#8217; which is when we will multiply our effective intelligence a billion fold by merging with the intelligence we have created.&#8221;<\/span>\n                                    <\/p>\n<div id=\"572113\" class=\"tx-decoration-none jump-at\" data-id=\"tl119870\">\n<div class=\"mg-t-20 pd-l-10 pd-l-md-14\">\n<div class=\"slug dp-fx fx-al-ct\">\n                            <span class=\"z-index-1 bg-lt evt-connector fx-ht\" data-hooked=\"tl119870\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mg-t-4 ft-sec md-sec-bd-6 sec-bd-6 cl-night-rider mg-l-4\">Kurzweil is not the only one who has discussed &#8216;Singularity&#8217;<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"ft-sec md-sec-reg-4 sec-reg-4 pd-l-14 pd-r-14 pd-r-md-0 pd-l-md-24 card-point cl-night-rider\">\n                                        <span class=\"dp-bl mg-t-10\">In simple terms, &#8216;Singularity&#8217; refers to a hypothetical point in the future when technological advances, particularly artificial intelligence, will lead to the rise of machines that are smarter than humans.<br \/>\n <\/span><br \/>\n                                        <span class=\"dp-bl mg-t-10\">And Kurzweil is not the only person who has spoken about Singularity.<br \/>\n <\/span><br \/>\n                                        <span class=\"dp-bl mg-t-10\">Masayoshi Son, CEO of SoftBank, a Japanese multinational company, has also predicted that super-intelligent machines will see a rise by 2047.<\/span>\n                                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"mg-t-20 pd-l-10 pd-l-md-14\">\n<div class=\"slug dp-fx fx-al-ct\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"z-index-1 bg-lt evt-connector fx-ht\" data-hooked=\"tl119870\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Share this timeline<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technology Nanobots can help humans achieve immortality by 2030: Ex-Google engineer Mar 31, 2023, 05:54<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47105,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47103"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47103"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47106,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47103\/revisions\/47106"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peymantaeidi.net\/stem-cell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}