Chapter 9.2 Flashcards by Grace Anne Guevara

Technology transformed the way we ____ (3)

Communicate
Socialize
Travel

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Design & Use future Technology ex (2)

Watch technology upcoming
Coming of classroom technology

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New inventions ex (5)

Human compass
Password pill
Robort arm
Bionic limp
Artificial vision system

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New Pandora’s box also known

Technology

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“We do not ride the tailroad, it rides upon us”

Thoreau

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4 Future scenarios

Extinction scenarios
Recurrent collapse scenarios
Plateau scenarios
Cumulative probability of Posthumanity

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Least affected
If humanity goes extinct it stays extinct

Extinction scenarios

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Unlikely the longer the time scale
Technological civilization will hesitate

Recurrent collapse scenarios

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Recurrent collapse scenario in the level of civilization is

Theorized

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The longer the timeframe, the smaller the probability

Plateau

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Like extinction, increases monotonically over time

Cumulative probability of Posthumanity

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Possibility, Posthuman condition is achieved

C.P of PH

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Referred to as “Post human condition” is overdue

Posthumanity theory

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Population bigger than

1 trillion persons

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Larger than ___ years life expectancy

500

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A theory/concept that is of an advance level of technological

Posthumanity

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WMD & NBC

Weapons of Mass Destruction
Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical

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So powerful, can spawn whole new classes of accidents

Genetics Nanotechnology and Robotics

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Most dangerous

GNR Genetic Nanotechnology and Robotics
21st century

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Amplified by power of self replication

Knowledge and enabled Mass Destruction

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Two possible paths depic the future of humanity

Plateau

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2 possible paths (plateau)

Permanent plateau
Status or close to the current status quo

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Implausible
Arrived at the final human condition

Static view

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2050 ____ times richer

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2050 Population would be

9 billion

2100 ____ times richer

Constitute increasing fraction of experience

Virtual reality surroundings

Virtual reality ex 3

Recording Surveillance Biometric

Could affect more than modification

Intervention

Consequences for manufacturing, medicine, computing came from

Nanotechnology

Potential Revolutionary Technology

Machine Intelligence

Improve human groups to forecast

Prediction markets

"let an ultra-intelligent machine..."

Good

"Within 30 years..., superhuman intelligence"

Vernor Vinge

Future of technology will determined by (3)

Usability Simplicity Relevance to the needs of the future

Powerful weapons, had enormous risk

Weapons of mass Destruction Nuclear Biological and Chemical 20th century

"In the game of life there are three players"

George Dyson Human beings, Nature, Machines

Energy sources ex (3)

Coal Petroleum Electricity

Technology portrays ex 2

Advancement Abilities

Practical application of knowledge

Technology

Nuclear holocaust/ Catastrophic changes

Global Societal Collapse

Individual Societies

Local Societal Collapse

Individual Societies

Local Societal Collapse

Societal Collapse 2 types

Local Global

Phenomenon of slow trend being concealed within noisy fluctuations

Creeping normalcy Diamond

Environmental factors (4)

overhunting overfishing habitat destruction deforestation

Four new factors

Toxic chemical human - cause climate change energy shortage earth photosynthetic

Four new factors

Toxic chemical human - cause climate change energy shortage earth photosynthetic

"Many past causes of societal Collapse have elaborate ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS"

Diamond

Self replication

Genetic Nanotechnology and Robotics

Has "gray goo" problem self replicating nanobots

nanotechnology

Machines will achieve IMMORTALITY"

Bill Joy

Double edge sword (gain and loss)

Technology

Advanced less than 5,00 years ago

Agrarian societies

____ we live better now

Progress optimists

____, life is getting worse

Pessimists

Optimists and Pessimists

Veenhoven

Mother of invention

Necessity

Age of do-it-yourself

Age of automation

Life is getting better, lives more easily

Material standard of living

Fewer die in accidents/murder

Untimely death is reduced

Social evils ex 3

Poverty ignorance inequality

Human tool that is gradually perfected

improvement in evolutionary view

We can progress society by ____

social engineering

Traditional religious view Phase of penance

Reduced Suffering

Universe exhibit 2 faces

Constructive Destructive

Life getting worse

Contemporary Social Problems

Deviant behavior

criminality drug use school refuse

Social conflict

labor disputes ethical trouble political terrorism

Social conflict

labor disputes ethical trouble political terrorism

Society has changed a lot, while human nature has not

Society Drifting away from human nature

Chapter 9.2 Flashcards

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