We talked for a while about the brain preservation situation in Europe, and why things are more dysfunctional there than might be apparent from afar
I’d like to hear more about this! I’m currently a member of Tomorrow Bio, which you’ve briefly mentioned, and even though they use this (outdated?) deep freeze method they still seem quite professional and dedicated (e.g. publishing detailed case reports and showing improvements).
Is the difference about financial stability? Legality?
Well, the MIT TR article directly mentions that Sam Altman himself is one of the first 25 donors to Nectome (paid $10,000), and quoted saying “I assume my brain will be uploaded to the cloud”. So in that scenario perhaps it would lead to the opposite outcome, with him suddenly investing a lot in cryo and being more long-term-focused.