We're the first generation that can't estimate what our lives will look like. GPT-5 estimates an 80% chance of achieving longevity escape velocity by 2070. Yet what frightens me isn't living forever—it's that we might achieve immortality without wisdom. Through my journey from Army Ranger to technologist, I've come to believe that true AI alignment isn't about rules or metrics, but about experience. That's why I'm building Beut.ai: to ensure any intelligence wielding godlike power—human or artificial—earns that right through lived experience. Because when we spread to the stars, the question won't be whether we can convert matter into consciousness. It will be whether we're wise enough to do it well.
