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Tinkering with Consciousness – The Great Ethical Precipice We Face
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Tinkering with Consciousness – The Great Ethical Precipice We Face

ByDan

In the coming decades ahead, we’ll likely augment our minds and explore not only a different kind of “human experience”, we’ll likely explore the further reaches of sentience and intelligence…

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David Pearce Interview – On the Higher Hedonic Future

ByDan

David Pearce is an Oxford philosopher and one of the world’s most prominent proponents of utilitarianism. His work and writing on transhumanism (and involvement with organizations like the IEET) has…

On Morality in a Posthuman Future, and its Repercussions for Humanity
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On Morality in a Posthuman Future, and its Repercussions for Humanity

ByDan

Will intelligent machines have morals? Will the world and it’s sentient technologies agree on any kind of ethical “code?” Will democracy still reign when intelligent technologies run essentially all aspects…

The Epitome of Freedom – The Only Viable Post-Human Future for Human Consciousness?
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The Epitome of Freedom – The Only Viable Post-Human Future for Human Consciousness?

ByDan

I am still of the belief that two of the most important conversations we can have with regards to the future of humanity and of sentient life in general are…

Cognitive Enhancement Will Yield Conflict – VR or Mind Uploading a Necessary Transition
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Cognitive Enhancement Will Yield Conflict – VR or Mind Uploading a Necessary Transition

ByDan

Ray Kurzweil’s The Singularity is Near peaked my interest when he posited his reasoning for why there is likely no intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. By a mere matter of…

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Dr. Robin Hanson – On the Difficulty of Making Progress Towards Beneficial Future

ByDan

Last week, I was fortunate enough to catch up with George Mason University Professor, Doctor Robin Hanson, one of the bloggers I admire most in the realm of intelligence and…

Threshold vs. Scalar Moral Status in a Post-Human World
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Threshold vs. Scalar Moral Status in a Post-Human World

ByDan

I’ve been diving into “Human Enhancement” (Oxford) as of late, and came across a topic that was bristling in my own mind before I saw the name of the chapter….

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A Partial Inquiry on Fulfillment Beyond Humanity

ByDan

As humans, learning often feels good, food often tastes good, novelty brings joy to life, living by values that we set brings order to our consciousness, and besides very few…