Maya Patel (85) (Transcendent at 80) - Original Transhuman

Maya Patel has emerged as a pioneering leader in the transhumanism movement. At the age of 80, she made headlines when she uploaded her brain to the cloud, sparking a global media event that forever changed the conversation around human potential.

Though the process resulted in her physical death, Maya continues to have a significant media presence as a fervent activist and defender of transhumanism through live streams, videos, and her influential social media platforms. Maya Patel’s groundbreaking journey pushed the boundaries of human existence and continues to inspire individuals to explore the potentials of transhumanism, challenging conventional notions of what it means to be human. And also what it means to be dead.

Maya Patel, the OT, stands as an icon of progress, who urged us to embrace the possibilities that lie at the intersection of technology and human potential. As a transhuman, Maya possesses a unique ability to be present and interact with people simultaneously in countless locations, a feat that dramatically accelerates her capacity for learning and acquiring information.

What Maya did 5 years ago was unthinkable at the time. Her daring transformation – and sacrifice – single handedly changed the idea of transhumanism from a theoretical exercise to an exponentially growing business field. With brain scan and transfer technology evolving rapidly, the ultimate sacrifice of leaving your physical body behind is not necessary anymore. Today, there are more than 500 classic transhumans and a few thousand digital twinners. Even though twinners like Mitch Alecia think of themselves as more advanced transhumans, they owe it all to Maya. Her legacy serves as a catalyst for societal transformation, which propelled us to question our understanding of humanity and to envision a future where human-machine integration accelerates human evolution exponentially.