Transhumanism

Remember the romantic, controversial relationship between Theodore and his AI operation system Samantha in Spike Jonze’s directed movie “Her”? Immersed in a climate of love and moving, we applaud as Theodore and Samantha crush into each other, shed tears when Samantha says to Theodore, “I’m not like you, and at the end, moan when Samantha leaves. Not unlike normal relationships at all, “Her” depicts a situation in which artificial intelligence is no longer artificial when they tend to love,…

In the article, Paul Alan makes a claim that contradicts the claims made by Kurzweil and Vernor Vinge regarding “singularity” stating, “While we suppose this kind of singularity might one day occur, we don’t think it is near. In fact, we think it will be a very long time coming.” Alan lays out the article by providing the claims Kurzweil mentions in his article, and provides statements and evidence that contradicts them. He begins his article by providing the main thesis statement and claims…

As robots become an ever-increasing component in our lives, their importance depends greatly on how they can socially interact with people. Likeability with the general population has now become a crucial design factor in the manufacturing of android robots. Reports of negative reactions involving humans and robots has led to the supposed existence of an ‘Uncanny Valley,’ a range in human perception where “imperfect human-likeness provokes dislike” (Mathur & Reichling, 2015). Past studies…

Not Impossible Labs and their "Technology for Humanity" Introduction: I. Attention Statement Have you ever imagined how simple, little inventions like these could have such a profound impact in people’s lives? (Insert Photo) II. Topic Today I will talk about a group of inventors called the Not Impossible Labs and their “Technology for Humanity.” III. Importance Not Impossible Labs is a group of innovators and programmers that develop open-source software and creative solutions to…

The ethics of uploading the human mind to a computer and transplanting it into something else is something that humanity will need to figure out eventually in our world. With the advancements in computer technology and enhanced artificial intelligence, the age of robots like synths is closer than we think. Francis Fukuyama, a philosopher that sat as a member of George Bush’s Council on Bioethics, believes that humans and human dignity have a “Factor X.” This Factor X is described as “Some…

It is important that as we start to deal with emerging issues relating to biobiotechnology, we have some sort of basis to judge each issue on. Many philosophers have presented arguments on what is important to preserve in humans. In their minds, it is important that any biobiotechnologies that we allow to be used in society must preserve these characteristics in the human race. In this paper, I will be presenting the viewpoints of Fukuyama, Bostrom, and Janicaud, and explaining which philosopher…

In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, technology is used to shape what is described to be a utopia- a place without war, bloodshed, or social instability. However, this utopia is false, a sham of a society that oppresses its citizens while claiming it is for the people’s own good. A social caste that is engineered and impressed upon every individual from birth exists to keep people in place. Technology is twisted and warped as a dastardly effective tool in molding and suppressing the populace of…

The Humanistic reality of relationships with Technology The purpose of technology is to find solutions by making human’s lives simpler, easier and more enjoyable, but, what happens when advances in technology over step the humanistic boundaries of relationships? It is implied that there are many factors which come together in order to experience specific feelings such as love. In “Love 2.0: How Our Supreme emotions Affects Everything We Feel, Think, Do, and Become”, Barbara Fredrickson defines…

This thesis will deal with the aspect of machine autonomy: What imaginations of autonomous machines are out there, how do they influence the debate around machine autonomy and how can we as a society regulate the development and use of this powerful technology? Intelligent machines and artificial intelligence in the form of software are becoming so widespread now that it is time to think about the delegation of responsibility and accountability to non-human actors that these technologies bring.…

Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron’s plot consists of a group of super-humans, “The Avengers,” who together destroy villains and are idolized as heroes. Over the course of the screenplay, “Iron Man”, an Avenger, creates an artificially intelligent, computerized system whose purpose is to rid the world of evil. Becoming intrigued as one of the smartest and most prestigious men in the world, Iron Man sees it fit to further innovate the system. Soon the artificial intelligence tries to exterminate…