New York Post
By Rikki Schlott
Published April 15, 2026, 4:24 p.m. ET
Some AI entrepreneurs are flirting with the extinction of humankind as we know it.
Sam Altman has invested in technology that aims to “upload consciousness” to a machine. Elon Musk is pursuing human “symbiosis” with artificial intelligence. Peter Thiel has hesitated when asked if he prefers the human race to endure.
There’s a sentiment that underlies all this creepiness: transhumanism, or the belief that man and machine must merge into one to realize our full potential.
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