‘I don't believe I'll die': Tech mogul Bryan Johnson is blending AI and biology to outlive death itself

Time of India

23-07-2025

Source: YouTube
Bryan Johnson
, the tech entrepreneur and biohacker, has ignited global debate with his audacious claim: 'I don't believe I'll die.' In a provocative interview with WIRED, the 46-year-old founder of Braintree acquired by PayPal and neurotech company Kernel revealed his ambitious pursuit of life beyond biological limits. Johnson isn't dreaming of immortality as science fiction; he's actively building what he calls the digital and biological architecture to outpace death itself. His work focuses on AI-driven mind replication, age-reversal therapies, and
brain-computer interfaces
, a combination he believes could redefine what it means to be human—and even what it means to be alive—in the 21st century.
Bryan Johnson is redefining mortality by building Bryan AI
In his interview with
WIRED
, Johnson was asked if he expects to die. His answer was clear: 'False. That is not my plan.'
This isn't denial; it's a calculated vision rooted in a belief that human biology is not the final frontier. He believes the future lies in a hybrid model of identity, where the biological self is only one expression and a computational or digital self can be engineered, stored, and evolved independently.
This digital extension of his consciousness called Bryan AI is being trained on thousands of hours of his recorded thoughts, writings, interviews, and conversations. His ambition is to create a thinking, responsive artificial intelligence twin that embodies his memories, thought processes, values, and personality.
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Inside Bryan Johnson's strict lifestyle designed to slow aging
Bryan Johnson's daily life is dictated by
Project Blueprint
, a $2 million-a-year self-experiment in biological age reversal. Some key elements of his hyper-structured lifestyle include:
Strict diet and intermittent fasting, with precise nutrient intake
5:00 PM bedtime followed by over 8 hours of sleep
Daily data tracking from organ health to facial skin elasticity
Weekly full-body MRIs and ultrasounds
A dedicated team of 30+ doctors and health experts
At one point, Johnson made headlines for undergoing a three-generational plasma transfusion, using blood from his teenage son in an attempt to rejuvenate his own body. Though widely criticised, this was just one of many controversial steps he's taken to slow or possibly reverse biological aging. According to Johnson's data, he has reduced his biological age by over five years, including improvements in heart, liver, and lung health.
Bryan Johnson's digital twin aims to redefine human consciousness through AI
What makes Johnson's vision especially radical is his claim that consciousness can be digitised. He believes AI is not just a tool but a medium through which human identity could persist beyond biological limits. 'Bryan AI' is an artificial construct trained on a lifetime of data. Johnson aims for it to:
Respond like him
Think like him
Serve as an extension or replica of his consciousness
This project is part of a broader movement toward mind uploading—an area at the intersection of AI, neuroscience, and philosophy. While critics argue that digital copies can never truly be the person, Johnson disagrees, seeing no hard barrier between biological neural patterns and artificial replication.
Bryan Johnson's Kernel maps the brain to bring AI closer to consciousness
In parallel with his biological experiments, Johnson's company Kernel is developing non-invasive
neurotechnology
that can read and interpret brain activity in real time. These high-tech helmets are designed to map thought patterns and cognitive states—creating a neural interface that could one day:
Help upload memory and personality
Enable brain-to-AI communication
Merge human consciousness with machine intelligence
To Johnson, this is a natural progression: 'Biology is version 1.0,' he says. 'Computational existence is version 2.0.' Beyond the technical details, Johnson's philosophy reorients how we think about life and death. In his words: 'The most prized asset is going to be existence. Immortality will be devalued compared to simply being.'
This reframes longevity not as a means to an end (e.g., legacy or success), but as the ultimate resource. If the essence of consciousness can be preserved, it renders mortality a design problem rather than a biological inevitability.
Will Bryan Johnson be the first human to outlive death?
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