Dmitry Itskov Explained

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.[1] Itskov is best known for being the founder of the 2045 Initiative, which aims to achieve cybernetic immortality by 2045.[2] Itskov started his foundation in 2011.[3]

Itskov said, in a 2016 BBC Horizon TV documentary, that the "ultimate goal of [his] plan is to transfer someone’s personality into the new artificial carrier."[4]

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  1. News: The Telegraph. 13 March 2016. 10 January 2017. Palmer. Kate.
  2. Web site: Alserver. Jennifer. 5 billionaires who want to live forever. CNN.
  3. Web site: Independent. Independent.co.uk. 14 March 2016. 13 April 2017.
  4. News: Media mogul Dmitry Itskov plans to live forever by uploading his personality to a robot. The Telegraph. 13 March 2016. Palmer. Kate.