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01/27/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

You CAN clone yourself – in about 20 years, according to Microsoft; a “robot second-self” will act as a digital extension of your consciousness

In 20 years, humans will have robot doubles containing digital copies of their consciousness. That’s the future envisioned by Microsoft executives Brad Smith and Harry Shum. According to the two men, artificial intelligence (AI) alter egos are inevitable. This is just one of the predictions they’ve outlined in their book, “The Future Computed.” In the pages, […]

01/24/2018 / By David Williams

Black Mirror-style digital afterlife could become real much sooner than you expect, experts say

While it may be impossible to create a fully-working and self-aware digital version of yourself with current technology, you are most likely — and unknowingly — creating all of the necessary ingredients for it simply through the use of your various digital devices. Unless you have very little or no access to phones, computers, and […]

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