Martine Rothblatt: Growing Unlimited Organs, AI Consciousness, & Digital Personhood by 2030 | EP#290
Peter Diamandis talks with Martine Rothblatt, founder of United Therapeutics, about growing organs, extending human life, and the path to AI consciousness and digital personhood by 2030.
The gist
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Rothblatt uses three filters for picking a moonshot: can you succeed, can you be the best, and does it help billions of people.
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Rothblatt says thymus rejuvenation is the highest-leverage anti-aging target because thymus decline is tied to cancer risk, infections, and poor vaccine response in older adults.
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Xenogeneic kidneys are already entering commercial production, with facilities opening in Rochester and Houston, while autologous kidneys are set for trials in 2028.
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Rothblatt says digital personhood is achievable by the 2030s using current AI models trained on a person's videos, audio, and documents, with legal rights to follow.
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"I've put my money where my mouth is because I've made multi-million dollar donations to Alcor. Both Bina and I are signed up to be fully cryonicized — full body."
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