Dmitry Itskov (Russian: Дмитрий Ицков) 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. Itskov is best known for being the founder of the
2045 Initiative, which aims to achieve cybernetic
immortality
Immortality is the concept of eternal life. Some modern species may possess biological immortality.
Some scientists, futurists, and philosophers have theorized about the immortality of the human body, with some suggesting that human immorta ...
by the year 2045. Itskov started his foundation in 2011.
Itskov said, in a 2016
BBC ''Horizon'' TV documentary, that the "ultimate goal of
isplan is to transfer someone’s personality into the new artificial carrier."
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Transhumanism
Transhumanism is a philosophical and intellectual movement which advocates the enhancement of the human condition by developing and making widely available sophisticated technologies that can greatly enhance longevity and cognition.
Transhuma ...
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2045 Initiative
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Immortality
Immortality is the concept of eternal life. Some modern species may possess biological immortality.
Some scientists, futurists, and philosophers have theorized about the immortality of the human body, with some suggesting that human immorta ...
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Russian billionaires
Russian mass media owners
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Living people
Russian transhumanists
Year of birth missing (living people)
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics alumni
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