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Transhumanist Salvation or Judgment Day?

Posted by BattyMcDougall on July 4, 2009

We’re starting to brush up against real robots, real nanotech, and maybe even the first real artificial intelligence. But will emerging technologies destroy humankind — or will humankind be saved by an emerging transhumanism?

And which answer is more liberating?

If anybody knows, it’s R.U. Sirius. The former editor in chief at Mondo 2000 (and a Timothy Leary expert) has teamed up with “Better Humans LLC.” They’re producing a new transhumanist magazine called h+. But can he answer this ultimate question? Terminator Salvation played with questions about where technology ends and humanity begins.

But what will we do when we’re confronting the same questions in real life?

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