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WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER?

Upload yourself

There may come a point when attempts to prevent ageing turn from the biological to the digital. If you truly want to live forever, then uploading your brain may be a real option in the future. When, however, remains unclear. The science is called Whole Brain Emulation (WBE), and in theory it would involve uploading your consciousness into a

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