"’Don't die’ is a much deeper shadow version of longevity, which is a more accurate description of how humans are thinking about it. It's not that we're trying to live longer. We're just trying not to die. And there's this short-term, long-term dynamic to it that's a little bit more distasteful because death is a distasteful topic versus living longer, which is much about health." - Jeremy Au
"The awkward reality is that artificial intelligence doesn't need to reach AGI or full intelligence for it to create empathy. Even if the AI is not truly human in the sense that it doesn't have a true spark of consciousness, AI today without that guardrail, would happily claim that it's human, and humans would happily have the empathy and the sympathy to treat them like other humans. Many open-source and private models have removed these guardrails, leading to AI claiming to be replicas or avatars of past people, celebrities, or famous individuals. As social animals, humans have already begun to empathize with these AI beings, treating them like other humans." - Jeremy Au
"There are very few people in the world who could differentiate between a high-fidelity reproduction of me and the real me. The first guardrail is that models haven't accessed private and off-camera data, and they often don't have consent. But imagine if that changes, as we live increasingly digital lives and our next of kin have the decision-making power. We might choose this because we want to live longer. These AI models, built over time with extensive training data, could synchronize with the fidelity of their reproduction, making them nearly indistinguishable from the real person." - Jeremy Au
In this episode, Jeremy Au speaks on Digital Immortals - fear of death, human longevity, and Homo Digitalis species.
Keywords: Digital Immortals, Fear of Death, Human Longevity, Homo Digitalis Species, VC, Parent Founder, Thought Leadership
