Julian Assange uses hologram to give an interview in the US

The 43-year-old founder of WikiLeaks spoke at the Nantucket Project on Sunday via hologram He used the futuristic technology to talk about his new book, Google and defend his decision to publish the Chelsea Manning papers Assange has been living in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since 2012, in an attempt to avoid extradition to Sweden on sex assault charges

By Ashley Collman for MailOnline

Published: 22:37 EST, 28 September 2014 | Updated: 07:22 EST, 29 September 2014

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Julian Assange has found a way to escape asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy, and preach his causes, without getting arrested by British authorities.

The infamous founder of WikiLeaks used hologram technology to appear on Sunday for a speech at The Nantucket Project, a Massachusetts conference similar to TED talks.

The 43-year-old Australian native has been able to speak at several events from his self-imposed house arrest thanks to Skype, but Sunday marked the first time he has appeared as a hologram.

The hologram event was organised from inside the Ecuadorian Embassy by London-based British billionaire Alki David, whose company Hologram USA owns the technology which made the transmission possible.

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