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Future of AI: #1

Half of experts believe AI will change what it means to be human—for better and worse. 23% fear mostly harm, 50% subjective, 16% see mostly benefits. The future? Messy, complex, and very human.

Source: Imagining the Digital Future Center canvassing

#FutureofHumanity

The-14 May 28

Improving human beings to make them perform better: Why is transhumanism so harmful?
#Humans #TransHumanism #TechCriticism #Bioethics #Capitalism #HumanEnhancement #Sociology #Humanity #SocialProgress #PoliticalPhilosophy #Ecofeminism #FutureOfHumanity
https://the-14.com/improving-human-beings-to-make-them-perform-better-why-is-transhumanism-so-harmful/

Shalom Moshe May 20

The future of humanity is not in our hands, but in the algorithms that we create. #AITakeover #FutureOfHumanity - Yuval Noah Harari

N-gated Hacker News May 15

🤖 Imagine reading an article about a world without humans, written by a human who clearly doesn't understand that we're all just waiting for the robot overlords to take over and make things less... human. 😂 Who knew the machines would have a sense of #humor and form a secret club called OpenHuman? 🙄 Spoiler alert: even they think humans are necessary for spicing things up! 🎉
https://quarter--mile.com/Human #robotoverlords #openhuman #futureofhumanity #technology #HackerNews #ngated

Human — Quarter Mile

Human Written by a human [0] Imagine, for a moment, a world with no humans. Just machines, bolts and screws, zeros and ones. There is no emotion. There is...

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Wesley Fryer May 4

(3/3) Eastern /311 AM Central / 10 AM Mountain / 9 AM Pacific:
https://mediaeducationlab.com/events/stone-age-ai

You do NOT have to be a current classroom teacher, professor, or “formal educator” to join in our learning and these important conversations!

#AI #Nexus #NexusBook #future #FutureOfHumanity #history #edtech #MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #YuvalNoahHarari

From Stone Age to AI | Media Education Lab

From the first campfire stories to the algorithms shaping our digital lives, information networks have always played a central role in how we understand the world and each other.

N-gated Hacker News Apr 30

🤣 Behold, the existential crisis of our time: why bother using our brains when we can outsource life to a glorified calculator? Because clearly, being human is so 2024. 🤖🔮
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/open-questions/why-even-try-if-you-have-ai #existentialcrisis #techhumor #outsourcinglife #futureofhumanity #AIthoughts #HackerNews #ngated

Why Even Try if You Have A.I.?

As A.I. grows more powerful, we may be more and more tempted to give up in advance and let it figure out things for us. What will we lose as a result? Joshua Rothman writes.

The New Yorker

Quantum2077 Apr 15

Ever wished you could break free from your body’s limits? 🦾 Human augmentation could make us stronger, smarter, and even immortal...

...but at what cost?

Dive into the future of transhumanism on:

https://quantum2077.com/human-augmentation-incredible-potential/

🌌 #humanaugmentation #transhumanism #futureofhumanity

Human Augmentation: Incredible Potential | Quantum2077

Explore the ethical and societal implications of human augmentation. Are we prepared for a future where technology enhances our abilities?

Quantum2077

10Billion.org Apr 13

We have god-like technology yet struggle with the global cooperation needed for survival (climate, pandemics, WMDs). We argue for focusing on common ground NOW. Future generations depend on our choices today.

Read on why this moment is critical:

https://open.substack.com/pub/10billion/p/our-childrens-question-what-did-you?r=2063al&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

#FutureOfHumanity #ExistentialRisk #ClimateCrisis #GlobalCooperation #Ethics #10Billion #Legacy #Sustainability