if we have medical research being done by super smart computers and they like us, they can extend our lifetime indefinitely. john: what do you mean come if they like us? out as a machine like us. it runs on software, and people will write the software. if we get right the machines will have objectives. be nice to people in the things they care about verses the alternatives, the matrix with a takeover. except as unrealistic because it would need is around for any reason. john: how much time do we have? well, i would say at a minimum probably at least ten years. al century. i would give about 2045 is the best estimate for women live computers the smartest people. john: of find what you say possible, but i look back at all predictions, 1924 article. the flying automobile, the car of the future. as recently as 1979 that