This is especially the case when faced with the rather fantastic promises of transhumanists and AI enthusiasts.

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There are Singulatarians and Transhumanists actively working towards, and arguing for, a future in which people can upload their consciousness into an elaborate computer simulation, where they can basically live forever.

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