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It is easy to imagine human thought freed from bondage to a mortal body — belief in an afterlife is common. But it is not necessary to adopt a mystic… - Max Tegmark
" "It is easy to imagine human thought freed from bondage to a mortal body — belief in an afterlife is common. But it is not necessary to adopt a mystical or religious stance to accept this possibility. Computers provide a model for even the most ardent mechanist. Hans Moravec, Mind Children
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About Max Tegmark
Max Tegmark (born May 5, 1967) is a Swedish-American physicist, cosmologist and machine learning researcher. He is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the scientific director of the Foundational Questions Institute. He is also a co-founder of the Future of Life Institute and a supporter of the effective altruism movement, and has received research grants from Elon Musk to investigate existential risk from advanced artificial intelligence.
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