Interview with Michael Anissimov. by Jonathan Despres. Go to the Interviews. I have a background in working for transhumanist organizations. I co-founded the Immortality Institute in High School and went into fundraising, activism, and self-education on a full-time basis shortly thereafter. Educate as many people as possible on the potential benefits and risks of advanced technology, particularly artificial general intelligence and molecular manufacturing. No. Molecular assembler, because it's a necessary prerequisite for molecular manufacturing. When I realized that life was fun. Pretty handy.