Bryan Johnson : Anti-ageing influencer Bryan Johnson wants to start a new religion in which ...
is on a mission to not die. The 47-year-old multimillionaire has already applied his slogan 'Don't Die' to events, merchandise, and a Netflix documentary. Now he's founding a 'Don't Die' religion.
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Johnson, who famously spends millions of dollars on scans, tests, supplements, and a lifestyle routine designed to slow or reverse the aging process, has enjoyed extensive media coverage, and a huge social media following. For many people, he has become the face of the longevity field.
In a recent interview to MIT Technology Review, Johnson spoke about a range of topics including his Don't Die mission and his so-called new Religion.
When asked, why he wants to create a new religion, Johnson said, "We're in this new phase where [because of advances in AI] we're trying to reimagine what it means to be human. It requires imagination and creativity and open-mindedness, and that's a big ask. Approaching that conversation as a community, or a lifestyle, doesn't carry enough weight or power. Religions have proven, over the past several thousand years, to be the most efficacious form to organize human efforts.
It's just a tried-and-true methodology."
When asked about the role of AI in his new religion, the
anti-ageing influencer
answered affirmatively. "AI is going to be omnipresent. And this is why we've been contemplating 'the body is God.' Over the past couple of years … I've been testing the hypothesis that if I get a whole bunch of data about my body, and I give it to an algorithm, and feed that algorithm updates with scientific evidence, then it would eventually do a better job than a doctor.
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So I gave myself over to an algorithm," he said.
Johnson added, "It really is in my best interest to let it tell me what to eat, tell me when to sleep and exercise, because it would do a better job of making me happy. Instead of my mind haphazardly deciding what it wants to eat based on how it feels in the moment, the body is elevated to a position of authority. AI is going to be omnipresent and built into our everyday activities.
Just like it autocompletes our texts, it will be able to autocomplete our thoughts."
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