🧬 Liu Cixin's Latest Prediction: Humans May Achieve "Digital Immortality" by 2040

🧬 Liu Cixin's Latest Prediction: Digital Immortality by 2040

Source: March 27, 2026 — Liu Cixin at a recent public event

Core Statement

> "Nobody needs to cherish time anymore. Seize the day."

Liu Cixin dropped a stunning prediction: Humans may achieve digital immortality by 2040.

What is Digital Immortality?

Uploading human consciousness, memories, and personality into a computer system, achieving immortality beyond the physical body. This concept was explored in "Death's End" — Yun Tianming's brain being sent to the Trisolaran fleet is essentially a prototype of "digital existence."

Other Recent Updates

- 2026 China Science Fiction Convention — Liu Cixin shared the stage with Zhou Hongyi (360 Founder), discussing "10 billion AI agents" as a new species

- Liu Cixin Sci-Fi Universe — Beijing offline exhibition hall opened to massive crowds

- Multiple works confirmed in film/TV adaptation pipeline

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Read Liu Cixin's full speech transcript and analysis in our fan encyclopedia.

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*Source: WeChat public account "轻舟互联小灰灰" March 2026 report*