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May 11, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

Can We Outsmart AI by Uploading Our Minds? MIT Dropout’s Plan for Digital Humans

Isaak Freeman, a former MIT PhD student, argues that humanity must embrace AI‑driven brain emulation—estimating that tens of thousands of H100 GPUs could simulate a human brain within a decade, but highlighting massive data‑acquisition, memory‑wall, and connectivity challenges that demand a multi‑decade, multi‑billion‑dollar effort.