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Transhumanism Is the Next Step in Human Evolution
From robotic replacement limbs to bionic eyes, the next step in human evolution might involve augmenting our bodies with a variety of new technology.
Startup unveils futuristic exoskeletons to help disabled kids walk
The ‘Iron Man’ exoskeleton that can let disabled children walk again.
- Tréxō Robotics has created and exoskeleton that can help immobile kids walk
- It attached to walkers and is battery-powered to help them propel themselves
- It can help kids with Cerebral Palsy, Paraplegia, stroke, spine and brain injuries
Transhumanism and Libertarianism Are Entirely Compatible
Article out by Ron Bailey at Reason Magazine that discusses #transhumanism and #libertarianism:
Kai Weiss, a researcher at the Austrian Economics Center and Hayek Institute in Vienna, Austria, swiftly denounced the piece. “Transhumanism should be rejected by libertarians as an abomination of human evolution,” he wrote.
Clearly there is some disagreement.
Weiss is correct that Istvan doesn’t expend much intellectual effort linking transhumanism with libertarian thinking. Istvan largely assumes that people seeking to flourish should have the freedom to enhance their bodies and minds and those of their children without much government interference. So what abominable transhumanist technologies does Weiss denounce?
Weiss includes defeating death, robotic hearts, virtual reality sex, telepathy via mind-reading headsets, brain implants, ectogenesis, artificial intelligence, exoskeleton suits, designer babies, and gene editing tech. “At no point [does Istvan] wonder if we should even strive for these technologies,” Weiss thunders.
A Bionic Lens Undergoing Clinical Trials Could Give You Superhuman Abilities In Two Years
It could give you amazing capabilities, like being able to see your own cells.
AI Firm Focusing on Consciousness Publishes Frameworks
AI Firm Focusing on Consciousness FINALLY Publishes Full Frameworks
London-based AI start-up REZIINE has published the entire explanation and framework design for the creation of consciousness in machines.
“Consciousness Illuminated and the Reckoning of Physics” – a 525-page document – features:
- The full explanation of consciousness and the AGI framework, including all designs, components, and algorithms;
- The roadmap to Artificial Super Intelligence;
- The AI genome for self-evolution; and
- A full-scale physics framework, complete with experiments and explanations.
Describing the compact definition of consciousness as “the ability to make illogical decisions based on personal values”, founder, Corey Reaux-Savonte, goes on to say:
If consciousness is the ability to make illogical decisions based on personal values, …
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These boots can help you reach outrageous speeds
Meet Bionic Boots.
Cyborg Bacteria Covered in Tiny Solar Panels Are Changing The Future of Clean Fuel
In an effort to improve the efficiency of natural photosynthesis, a researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, has created cyborg bacteria.
These bacteria were trained to grow and cover their bodies with tiny semiconductor nanocrystals that act as efficient solar panels for harvesting sunlight.
Although most life on Earth relies upon photosynthesis as its source of energy, the process has a weak link: chlorophyll. Plants and other organisms use the green pigment to harvest sunlight during photosynthesis, but it is rather inefficient.
‘Alexa, I’m ready to walk’: Robotics company using Amazon’s AI to help control exoskeleton
It’s one thing to be wowed by Amazon’s Alexa and her ability to turn off Katy Perry, or turn on the lights. But what if the voice-activated artificial intelligence could help control a robotic device designed to help people walk?
That’s the hope of Bionik Laboratories, which announced Tuesday that it has integrated Alexa into its ARKE lower body exoskeleton. The product is in clinical development, and the future goal is for individuals who have suffered a spinal cord injury or are otherwise severely impaired in their lower body to gain mobility such as standing and walking.