Los Angeles-based Humai wants to bring people back from the dead using artificial intelligence.
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Resurrecting a human being within the next 30 years may sound like a load of nonsense to several people around the world – but certainly not to Humai, a startup that is dedicated to preserving the human experience well beyond the death of the physical body. The “conversational styles, [behavioural] patterns, thought processes and information about how your body functions from the inside-out” would be stored on a silicon chip through AI and nanotechnology.
After death, the company will cryogenically freeze members’ brains until the technology is fully developed, at which point the brains will be implanted into an artificial body. Human-I-T tries to tackle both problems by transforming unwanted or inoperative technology into operational and educational tools for the millions in need and by bridging the digital divide.
The company, Humai says it is concentrating on a project that would allow a human’s consciousness to be transferred to an artificial body after their death. “No reason to believe it will be ready in 30 years”, Riposati told HuffPost by email. As they explain, the science means using cloning technology, they will be able to restore the brain as it matures. Instead they will be using an artificial intelligence in an artificial body to keep the dead around much longer. Then wiring the brain to control a silicone machine, or artificial body, so that it reflects the basic part that is you, your personality, is going to be tricky, to say the least. It will be achieved by the company creating an imprint of people to remain after they go. As the brain ages, scientists will then use nanotechnology to fix and improve cells, apparently.
Whatever the motivation involved, for now, bringing brains back to life and communicating in a meaningful way with an artificial body is science fiction, with the emphasis on “fiction”. Company CEO Josh Bocanegra says on the Humai website: “We want to bring you back to life after you die”. Humai seems to think that with the advancements in technology coming faster and faster, there will soon be a time in the near future when we will be able to use science to cheat death. I think of it as making death optional. “I personally can not imagine why someone would want to die, but I respect everyone’s wishes”.
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The company has five members of staff, including two researchers, an AI expert and an ambassador.
