Here’s a video with some thoughts about the possibility that CRISPR and all the genetic biotech whatever it may be called, will be the future of weapons of mass destruction. Delicate annihilation weapons used for vast amounts of people,
Living With Robots
As long as we can survive and thrive somewhat as a human society, we will develop more and more complex robots. Industrial efficiency, medical diagnosing and general private use are some of the areas where robots will help us out.
The Choice of Pre-Birth Genetic Modification – Through Kant’s Ethics in the 21st Century
This essay discusses, departing from Kant’s deontological ethics, and deals with the ques- tion of which types of pre-birth genetic modification are acceptable from the perspective of Kant’s ethics theory? The conclusion is that Kant’s ethics can be in line with certain thera- peutic interventions.
Infancy of the AI robots vs humans war to come
The other day at my parents place I switches on ‘Robbie’, the robot vacuum cleaner. Florens is always curious about the robot, following it with her full attention. While initially somewhat afraid, she later does’t react if the robot drives into her.
Future Transhumanism & Human Rights
Discussion on the status of future human genetic enhancement policies. The conclusion lands on the need to guarantee individual rights in a firm and constitutional way. Also to further expand and increase the discussion and awareness about the forthcoming bio-technological possibilities –
Example of Theological Scientism
You know those “if it was safe and could make this better… we must do it” arguments regarding GMO for better crops, or geoengineering for better climate and permanent changes in our bodies through bio-tech?
Obsolete human workforce, unemployment and the horse example by Nick Bostrom
When technology optimists talk about the unemployment and obsolete human workforce they regard it as a fear, just like the one in the 19th century, for which they answer ”Look! It turned out great didn’t it?”.
David Pearce – Hedonism & the “Pan Species Welfare State”
I think David Pearce is trying to escape something in his pursue for imagining a sort of (blissful, ultra positive) emotional utopia. Where alla species are free from suffering. Something he calls the:
Pan Species Welfare State
But I can understand that,
Steps toward pre-birth genetic manipulation
There has been a lot of mentioning about the 3-parent way of producing children that was accepted in the U.K. First of all I don’t believe any of it is for the benefit for the parents nor the child that will come out.
Ex Machina and the threat of artificial intelligence
We’ve had some films about artificial intelligence and singularity from the past years like Automata, Transcendence, Her and so on –
Dalai Lama on reincarnation and artificial intelligence
Here’s some interesting viewpoints, coming straight from the highest source in Tibetan Buddhism, regarding artificial intelligence and reincarnation. If it’s possible to upload/download the mind we’re going to be in for a duplication and expansion of consciousness beyond our imagination.
“Impossible” is an Incentive for Transhumanism
History says that everything thought impossible just meant someone will keep pushing it until it’s done!
Just a reminder of that “not-possible” mentality that is out there among people –
Automata film review “When the dialogue stops”
The film offers no groundbreaking take or vision about the future of artificial intelligence. Yet films like Automata and Transcendence, keep the topic alive in the mainstream so to speak.
Zager & Evans ‘In The Year 2525’ music video and lyrics
Here’s a video I cut from the classic apocalyptic sci-fi film Metropolis for the very short sci-fi folk song In The Year 2525 by Zager & Evans. I really found them fitting together in a transhumanism/Aldoush Huxley kind of way.
Satellite surveillance and transhumanism
The next 10 years will see a quality shift in the quality of commercial satellite images available. The company Digital Globe has through lobbying made the U.S. government relax their limits from 50cm to 25cm opening up to upcoming super improvement of satellite image quality.
There will be no reason to have a separation of A.I. and humans
In the coming age of super exponential technological and biological development humans will not just create A.I. We will merge with that from the start. If we look at the complex computer systems running our world today,
Transcendence film review – transhumanism and singularity
This film is interesting in its ideas and vision of the future, not as a film in it self. So I’ll focus only on the visionary content of it, that really resonates with our possible future.
The Inevitability of Singularity
There is an interesting connection between some religious and spiritual practices and the transhumanism movement – on where we come from and where we are destined to. The connection with today’s modern transhumanism is that all consciousness,