L23 "the future is friendly" - transhumanism and AI revolution

Question 1

Transhumanism

Answer 1

new in 2020s - ‘improving’ human condition by technology not society - use of AI to
create ‘better’/more ‘efficient’/standardized humans

Question 2

4 major goals of Transhumanism:

Answer 2

1.make use of AI indispensable/mandatory (no choice) - eliminate human from process
2. Give AI equal rights to humans
3. Destruction of cultures/traditions creation of single global/meta verse society of technological
conformity - “have fun do not think”
4. By 2050s Creation of ‘post-humanity’ in which social and cultural institutions and traditions/history will become irrelevant

Question 3

1980 US Supreme Court

Answer 3

DNA can be patented/owned/sold

Question 4

2023 human brain cells with AI

Answer 4

successful merging of human brain cells with AI - controlled by military

Question 5

2017 - Sophia

Answer 5

first robot citizen

Question 6

The Impact and Hidden Cost of Progress(1&2)

Answer 6

1. Disappearance of childhood/parenthood
2. Global depression

Question 7

The Impact and Hidden Cost of Progress(3&4)

Answer 7

3. Inability to function in the real world/society escapism (AI, meta verse, virtual reality) - obedience
   and addiction to technology
4. Collapse of non-AI Education - teachers obsolete (so will be technologically not enhanced students)

Question 8

The Impact and Hidden Cost of Progress(5&6)

Answer 8

5. Total collapse of sustainable good - every thing you have in 2020s is designed to fail
6. Culture of global technological conformity - Outsiders could see things differently - nonconformity
   mental illness (since 2017) - is this the world you want?

Question 9

There is No Going Back

Answer 9

In 2020’s technology is a life-support system - if the whole system collapse - without the electricity (major
energy requirements)