The evolutionary prize in our world is something humans overlook every day. It’s the power of our human brain that lets us sense the very world we live in. To touch, smell, visualize, listen, taste, and think are exactly these things that we overlook and are the answer to furthering human evolution. Humans have achieved the power to change our behavior, society, ways of life, and aspects of our physical form, thus breaking the connection with natural selection. Ray Kurzweil, a well-known futurist and author of “How to Create a Mind” and “The Singularity Is Near”, explains the significance of technological advancements and what their relationship with us will be in the future. The singularity that Kurzweil speaks of is when there’s a change
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After how many unnatural altercations will they be considered humans or not? Madeline Stix, author of the article “World’s first cyborg wants to hack your body”, gives us insight on how a man by the name of Neil Harbisson become a cyborg because of a disability he was born with. Harbisson was born with colorblindness that led to his implanted technology that’s attached to his brain, which allows him to hear the frequencies of color. In Harbisson’s case, technology was the only answer that could bring him to see color, yet the technology that he’s infused with lets him perceive color as music; something no one else can experience. Putting this in relative terms, Harbisson’s “daily choice of clothes began to reflect the scale of music tones that matched his emotional state” (Stix 2). Imagine a world where people judged you based upon the types of frequencies you emit; relationships between people and objects would change altogether. Unfortunately, such a breakthrough is dependent on societal norms for it to work, yet Harbisson gives us hope that we are close to bio-evolutionary change. Allen states that “We continue to make encouraging progress. But by the end of the century, we believe, we will still be wondering if the singularity is near” (Allen pg. 9). Although this may be true, Allen still believes humans are headed on the right path towards human-technological evolution. Looking towards the future and the betterment of mankind, human destiny is to become one with technology because of the irrefutable dependency on technology. Harbisson was pressured to conform to what is normal in our society. Like Harbisson, humans base a lot of emotions through color so it would only make sense to try and fit in. Cyborgs like Harbisson will become more prevalent in future society, hence creating a societal norm to merge
After how many unnatural altercations will they be considered humans or not? Madeline Stix, author of the article “World’s first cyborg wants to hack your body”, gives us insight on how a man by the name of Neil Harbisson become a cyborg because of a disability he was born with. Harbisson was born with colorblindness that led to his implanted technology that’s attached to his brain, which allows him to hear the frequencies of color. In Harbisson’s case, technology was the only answer that could bring him to see color, yet the technology that he’s infused with lets him perceive color as music; something no one else can experience. Putting this in relative terms, Harbisson’s “daily choice of clothes began to reflect the scale of music tones that matched his emotional state” (Stix 2). Imagine a world where people judged you based upon the types of frequencies you emit; relationships between people and objects would change altogether. Unfortunately, such a breakthrough is dependent on societal norms for it to work, yet Harbisson gives us hope that we are close to bio-evolutionary change. Allen states that “We continue to make encouraging progress. But by the end of the century, we believe, we will still be wondering if the singularity is near” (Allen pg. 9). Although this may be true, Allen still believes humans are headed on the right path towards human-technological evolution. Looking towards the future and the betterment of mankind, human destiny is to become one with technology because of the irrefutable dependency on technology. Harbisson was pressured to conform to what is normal in our society. Like Harbisson, humans base a lot of emotions through color so it would only make sense to try and fit in. Cyborgs like Harbisson will become more prevalent in future society, hence creating a societal norm to merge