what do "the rich" have to do with anything? One person is talking about God and technology, and all the author can think about is "the rich."
typical democrat, "We need to control technology or only the "rich" will have access to it." The best way to make technology only available to the rich is government healthcare. Us peons go to the government doctor, and the rich still get a new brain from their private doctor.
The wealthy are already a new type of human. Or a very old type, depending on how one looks at it (see Rome).