Dmitry Itskov
Dmitry Itskov (Russian: Дмитрий Ицков; born 1980[1]) is a Russian entrepreneur, billionaire and the founder of New Media Stars, a web-based media company. He has made a reported £1bn from his Moscow-based news publishing company.[2] Itskov is best known for being the founder of the 2045 Initiative, which aims to achieve cybernetic immortality by 2045.[3] Itskov started his foundation in 2011.[4]
Itskov said, in a 2016 BBC Horizon TV documentary, that the "ultimate goal of [his] plan is to transfer someone’s personality into the new artificial carrier."[5]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Дмитрий Ицков: «Рецепт бессмертия будет готов к 2045 году»". www.kp.ru (published 2013-08-19). 2024-10-02.
- ^ Palmer, Kate (13 March 2016). "The Telegraph". Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ Alserver, Jennifer. "5 billionaires who want to live forever". CNN.
- ^ "Independent". Independent.co.uk. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ Palmer, Kate (13 March 2016). "Media mogul Dmitry Itskov plans to live forever by uploading his personality to a robot". The Telegraph.
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