Silicon Valley billionaires literally want the impossible
a year ago
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- Science fiction explores immortality via consciousness upload and space colonization, embraced by tech billionaires.
- Adam Becker's new book critiques Silicon Valley's futuristic visions, questioning their feasibility and utopian claims.
- Becker highlights the 'ideology of technological salvation' as a threat, not a promise, dismissing scientific plausibility concerns.
- Topics covered include AI, transhumanism, Mars colonization, and the singularity, with critiques of figures like Elon Musk.