Russian billionaire initiative to create hybrid replicas of humans in order to obtain immortality
In 2012, Russian Billionaire Dmitry Itskov announced the founding of the 2045 Initiative which he explained is a way to extend the human life by replacing human beings with replicas. Partnering with Itskov in the project are many Russian specialists that are leading experts in the fields of anthropomorphic robotics, living systems modeling and brain and consciousness modeling all with the goal of transferring one’s individual consciousness to an artificial carrier and achieving cybernetic immortality. The 2045 Initiative begins in earnest in 2015 and is scheduled to achieve all of its goals by the year 2045. Itskov's ultimate goal is to create “non-biological carriers” in which to transfer a human's personality and consciousness, in order to overcome existing threats to the environment and human species. The