What happens when we can no longer differentiate a human from a machine?

If an AI system was constructed to imitate our mind, it could continue to interact with our loved ones after we die.

This would imply that when our body dies, our entire identity dies.

Longevity would have been better served if humanity chose to explore space instead of spending $2 trillion every year on military expenses.

Avi Loeb is the head of the Galileo Project, founding director of Harvard University’s Black Hole Initiative.

He is the bestselling author of “Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth” and a co-author of the textbook “Life in the Cosmos” His new book, titled “Interstellar,” is scheduled for publication in August 2023.