StarTalk Radio · 2025-11-28 · 54 min · 9,767 words

AGI, Immortality, & Visions of the Future with Adam Becker

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Love me some future talk. But they spook me though with the way they take the end of civilization. But we don't know whose hands are on the steering wheel, we don't know who's shaping this future, and that's why there's concern. Well, I know who's shaping it, and I'm scared to death. It's you.

Let's watch Chuck be scared to death as we discuss all the ways tech will be shaping our future. Coming right up, Star Talk Special Edition. Welcome to Star Talk, your place in the universe where science and pop culture collide. Star Talk begins right now. This is Star Talk Special Edition.

Neil deGrasse Tyson, you're a personal astrophysicist, and when I say special edition, it means I turn to my right. And Gary O'Reilly is sitting there. I know. Gary. Hi.

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