Google chief thinks immortality will happen by 2029

‘Will humans one day be able to live forever? Google’s Director of Engineering, Ray Kurzweil, thinks it’s a possibility. He says that living in a fleshly shell for eternity could become a reality as soon as 2029, when scientists are set to unveil special “nano-bots” that will supposedly be able to navigate throughout people’s bodies to fight disease and prevent death.
In just a little more than 10 years, Kurzweil says, medical technologies will have become so advanced that the aging process could be stopped entirely. People will no longer develop wrinkles, they’ll no longer get sick with debilitating illness, and they’ll finally achieve what many in the tech world have been pushing for: a complete and total merger of human flesh with machines.
“I believe we will reach a point around 2029 when medical technologies will add one additional year every year to your life expectancy,” Kurzweil is quoted as saying by the U.K.’s Express. “By that, I don’t mean life expectancy based on your birthdate, but rather your remaining life expectancy.”’
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