Book · recommended on 2 episodes
Virtually Human
Martine Rothblatt ISBN 1250046637
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Martine Rothblatt ISBN 1250046637
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This book by Martine Rothblatt has come up 2 times on Tim Ferriss. The people who brought it up: Martine Rothblatt. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2020-12-18 and the most recent from 2024-06-25. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
"Virtually Human explores what the not-too-distant future will look like when cyberconsciousness--simulation of the human brain via software and computer technology--becomes part of our daily lives. Meet Bina48, the world's most sentient robot, commissioned by Martine Rothblatt and created by Hanson Robotics. Bina48 is a nascent Mindclone of Martine's wife that can engage in conversation, answer questions, and even have spontaneous thoughts that are derived from multimedia data in a Mindfile created by the real Bina.
“that's what is the subject of my book virtually human that whole book is talks about how and when will Society accept digital Consciousness”— Martine Rothblatt
The guest here is Michael Lewis and Martine Rothblatt: Michael Lewis is the bestselling author of Moneyball, The Big Short, and Going Infinite. Martine Rothblatt is a lawyer, transhumanist author, and founder/CEO of United Therapeutics and SiriusXM. Tim Ferriss 10-year anniversary combo: Michael Lewis on writing and ambition, Martine Rothblatt on science, transhumanism, and saving her daughter.
“that's the subject of my book virtually human that whole book is talks about how and when will society accept digital consciousness”— Martine Rothblatt
The guest here is Martine Rothblatt: Chairman and CEO of United Therapeutics, a biotechnology company she founded to save her daughter's life, and the earlier founder of Sirius XM satellite radio. A self-taught polymath spanning satellite communications, medicine, law, transgender rights, and aviation, holding degrees from UCLA and a PhD in medical ethics. Polymath Martine Rothblatt on building United Therapeutics to save her daughter, manufacturing organs, digital consciousness, vagus nerve stimulation, and zero-carbon engineering.
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