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With her daughter’s life on the line, Martine was deciding to take the problem into her own hands.

What was Martine deciding to take into her own hands? Martine was deciding to take the problem into her own hands.

She was becoming CEO of a pharmaceutical company.

Who was becoming CEO of a pharmaceutical company? Martine was becoming CEO of a pharmaceutical company.

She was using her position to research and create drugs.

What was she using her position to do? She was using her position to research and create drugs.

She was saving her child and the lives of tens of thousands of other people around the world.

Who was she saving? She was saving her child and the lives of tens of thousands of other people around the world.

People were calling Martine an entrepreneur and a genius.

What were they calling her? They were calling her an entrepreneur and a genius.

She was describing herself as a transhumanist.

How was she describing herself? She was describing herself as a transhumanist.

She was saying technology can conquer disease and even death.

What was she saying about technology? She was saying technology can conquer disease and even death.

She was pouring her energies into developing a robot version of her wife, Bina.

What was she pouring her energies into? She was pouring her energies into developing a robot version of her wife, Bina.

Martine was thinking that software will soon have consciousness.

What was Martine thinking? Martine was thinking that software will soon have consciousness.

She was imagining a new dawn where humans will live alongside ‘mindclones’.

What kind of new dawn was she imagining? She was imagining a new dawn where humans will live alongside ‘mindclones.

Martine was calling the robot version of her wife Bina48.

What was Martine calling Bina48? Martine was calling the robot version of her wife Bina48.

She was creating a head and bust version of her wife.

Was she creating a full body version of her wife? No, she wasn’t creating a full body version of her wife. She was creating a head and bust version of her wife.

It was displaying her flaws, her humor, her mocha-colored skin, and her facial expressions.

Was it displaying her flaws, humor and skin color? Yes, it was displaying her flaws, humor and skin color.

The robot was containing information gleaned from hundreds of hours of interviews with the real Bina.

What was the robot containing? The robot was containing information gleaned from hundreds of hours of interviews with the real Bina.

Bina48 was becoming something of a poster girl for the techno-immortality movement.

Was Martine becoming the poster girl for the techno-immortality movement? No, Martine wasn’t becoming the poster girl for the technoimmortality movement. Bina48 was becoming the poster girl for the techno-immortality movement.

But critics were arguing there’s more to a person than the data mined from their experiences and intellect.

Was Bina48 arguing there’s more to a person than the data mined from their experiences and intellect? No, Bina48 wasn’t arguing there’s more to a person than the data mined from their experiences and intellect. Critics were arguing there’s more to a person than the data mined from their experiences and intellect.