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  • Lotus Eaters vs World Eaters – A Fork in the Road in the Transhuman Transition
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    Lotus Eaters vs World Eaters – A Fork in the Road in the Transhuman Transition

    Human nature has always been to gain control over the physical world — both in maximizing its output for our benefit (farming, mining, etc), and in lessening the risks it…

  • Artificial Intelligence Job Loss is a Comparatively Minor Concern
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    Artificial Intelligence Job Loss is a Comparatively Minor Concern

    How can you keep artificial intelligence from taking over your job? In my latest TEDx talk, I explore what I’ve learned (from hundreds of interviews) about job security in the…

  • What Black Mirror’s San Junipero Got Right and Wrong
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    What Black Mirror’s San Junipero Got Right and Wrong

    I’ve been cajoled into watching Netflix’s Black Mirror, and a friend of mine recommended watching the San Junipero episode next. As I mentioned in my last Black Morror reflection, and I…

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    With VR and Neurotech, the Future of Sex May Be Just as Disturbing as the Present

    I don’t watch fiction, and I don’t read fiction, almost as a rule. While I respect it as a medium, and consider it valuable in fleshing out future scenarios that…