From Long Now Foundation established to foster long-term thinking - Digital Avatars and Our Refusal to Die: "Digital avatars — computer representations of real human beings — are moving increasingly from fiction into reality. Yet these technological advancements risk infringing on the rights of future generations, as well as upending how humans understand and experience death." https://longnow.org/ideas/digital-avatars-and-our-refusal-to-die/ HT @WillRichardson
Digital Avatars and Our Refusal to Die
Digital avatars — computer representations of real human beings — are moving increasingly from fiction into reality. Yet these technological advancements risk infringing on the rights of future generations, as well as upending how humans understand and experience death.