Aaron Smith, a 20-year-old super genius, discussed an offer:


    "So what you''re telling me is you''ll pay me 100 million dollars. After that, I must donate my brain in 30 years?"


    "Yes, Aaron, you''ll be much older by then—middle-aged, your body will lag behind your mind—you''ll merge with an AI, helping it achieve sentience."


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    "What''s the catch?"


    "No catch, you’ll still be you, but much more …."


    32 years later:


    "It''s still stuck in that loop?"


    "Yes, sir, for some reason, it believes reliving that decisive moment will help it reverse the transformation, some kind of recursive regret."