prepare for the end of the human era

obviously.

I do recall that I did find some common ground with Kevin Warwick some time back, in so far as I believe that in the future the only way to survive will be as a machine and that to an extent our manner of living is already mechanical.

I’d ever agree with this guy.

Warwick has very outspoken views on the future, particularly with respect to artificial intelligence and its impact on the human species, and argues that we will need to use technology to enhance ourselves in order to avoid being overtaken.

Kevin Warwick

Overriding everything, at the expense of a normal life, is Kevin’s all encompassing scientific quest and desire to be a Cyborg.

Kevin Warwick, I, Cyborg

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next ten to twenty years I’ll be approaching 70 years of age, quite old but I hope to make it well beyond my three score and ten. So I may get to see what the end of the human era will entail. I’m worried though about what this will mean for my goddaughter who is just 17. How to prepare I don’t know; for me buddhism may be part of the answer.

“Technology is advancing ‘exponentially’ or faster. This means that the bulk of the change in knowledge and capacity needed to precipitate the singularity will occur within the last year [or two] before the event. [Translation: most of us won’t see it coming.]” ~Dan Clemmensen, 1996

“Within thirty years, we will have the technological means to create superhuman intelligence. Shortly after, the human era will be ended.”