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HeadSet
2019 Dec 13, 12:10pm
HeadSet
2019 Dec 13, 12:10pm
- simulate a human brain in a computer
- implement brain-computer interface:
- extend human life, maybe eventually reach immortality.
- genetically augment human intelligence:
- revive Neanderthal
- have mind control of prosthetic limbs
Nothing on that list, except maybe genetically altering humans, is anywhere near reality. Put them on the same list as interstellar flight and time travel. Even the long promised flying taxis and self driving cars are a decade away.
- implement brain-computer interface:
- extend human life, maybe eventually reach immortality.
- genetically augment human intelligence:
- revive Neanderthal
- have mind control of prosthetic limbs
Nothing on that list, except maybe genetically altering humans, is anywhere near reality. Put them on the same list as interstellar flight and time travel. Even the long promised flying taxis and self driving cars are a decade away.
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Automan Empire
2019 Dec 13, 12:17pm
Automan Empire
2019 Dec 13, 12:17pm
Neanderthals are alive and well today. Just look at (other political party)!
On a serious note, I believe the world won't end because of artificial intelligence. It will happen due to real stupidity.
On a serious note, I believe the world won't end because of artificial intelligence. It will happen due to real stupidity.
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Shaman
2019 Dec 13, 1:45pm
Shaman
2019 Dec 13, 1:45pm
HeadSet says
Mind control of prosthetic limbs is a reality, and is fast becoming the gold standard.
have mind control of prosthetic limbs
Nothing on that list, except maybe genetically altering humans, is anywhere near reality.
Mind control of prosthetic limbs is a reality, and is fast becoming the gold standard.
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Shaman
2019 Dec 13, 1:49pm
Shaman
2019 Dec 13, 1:49pm
HeadSet says
Also these are a reality TODAY. Self driving cars exist and although they aren’t touted much due to a lag in regulatory process, people use them every day. I heard recently about a guy with a Tesla who was drunk and just told it to go home, passed out, and woke up in his driveway.
The flying taxis are being debuted now in Los Angeles where the traffic makes a short flying hop attractive. It’s a multiple rotor drone with autonomous pilot. No idea what a trip will cost.
Even the long promised flying taxis and self driving cars are a decade away.
Also these are a reality TODAY. Self driving cars exist and although they aren’t touted much due to a lag in regulatory process, people use them every day. I heard recently about a guy with a Tesla who was drunk and just told it to go home, passed out, and woke up in his driveway.
The flying taxis are being debuted now in Los Angeles where the traffic makes a short flying hop attractive. It’s a multiple rotor drone with autonomous pilot. No idea what a trip will cost.
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Heraclitusstudent
2019 Dec 13, 2:04pm
Heraclitusstudent
2019 Dec 13, 2:04pm
Shaman says
Soon a robot will not just drive him, but do his job. He won't have to drive and will be drunk 24x7 playing video games in his bed.
Big improvement.
I heard recently about a guy with a Tesla who was drunk and just told it to go home, passed out, and woke up in his driveway.
Soon a robot will not just drive him, but do his job. He won't have to drive and will be drunk 24x7 playing video games in his bed.
Big improvement.
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just_passing_through
2019 Dec 14, 10:48am
just_passing_through
2019 Dec 14, 10:48am
HeadSet says
I work in the field and not true. Only about half of the things on that list are anywhere near reality. Saying things like, "a few genes", is a giant simplification as well. Also, AI isn't anything like emotions / limbic system. It's more like cerebral cortex.
Cool post though!
Nothing on that list, except maybe genetically altering humans, is anywhere near reality.
I work in the field and not true. Only about half of the things on that list are anywhere near reality. Saying things like, "a few genes", is a giant simplification as well. Also, AI isn't anything like emotions / limbic system. It's more like cerebral cortex.
Cool post though!
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tovarichpeter
2019 Dec 14, 12:45pm
tovarichpeter
2019 Dec 14, 12:45pm
Flying taxis are called helicopters. They have been around for decades.
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HeadSet
2019 Dec 14, 12:51pm
HeadSet
2019 Dec 14, 12:51pm
tovarichpeter says
Cute, but "flying taxis" refers to an affordable alternative to ground based taxis, designed for the masses. Advances in electric engines and oversize "drone" style craft were supposed to usher this in, not jet powered choppers that cost $1,000/hour to operate.
Flying taxis are called helicopters. They have been around for decades.
Cute, but "flying taxis" refers to an affordable alternative to ground based taxis, designed for the masses. Advances in electric engines and oversize "drone" style craft were supposed to usher this in, not jet powered choppers that cost $1,000/hour to operate.
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MisdemeanorRebel
2019 Dec 14, 3:33pm
MisdemeanorRebel
2019 Dec 14, 3:33pm
None of this will happen, at least not in the next century.
Wake me up when they find the gay gene and genetic eliminate any form of cancer.
Until then, zzzzzz
Wake me up when they find the gay gene and genetic eliminate any form of cancer.
Until then, zzzzzz
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Heraclitusstudent
2019 Dec 16, 6:20pm
Heraclitusstudent
2019 Dec 16, 6:20pm
tovarichpeter says
I obviously wrote this post after reading "Sapiens".
Read HOMO DEUS and stop worrying
I obviously wrote this post after reading "Sapiens".
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Ceffer
2019 Dec 16, 9:23pm
Ceffer
2019 Dec 16, 9:23pm
What the world needs is more talented ruling psychopaths. The current crops have been nothing but Neanderthals.
- simulate a human brain in a computer: https://www.humanbrainproject.eu/en/
- implement brain-computer interface: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain%E2%80%93computer_interface
- extend human life, maybe eventually reach immortality. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jan/11/-sp-live-forever-extend-life-calico-google-longevity
- genetically augment human intelligence: http://nautil.us/issue/18/genius/super_intelligent-humans-are-coming
- revive Neanderthal: https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/06/humanity-will-soon-be-able-to-resurrect-dinosaurs-and-bring-the-neanderthals-back-to-life-scientists-reveal-7603858/
- have mind control of prosthetic limbs: https://newatlas.com/mind-controlled-prosthetic-fingers/41886/
- change sex...
So here come super-humans immune to diseases & death, super intelligent, super strong... why not also make it also immune to the attractions of donuts? After evolution has built into us a taste for fat and sugar that used to serve us well as hunters/gatherers but now has to go. So do tribalism, some sexual dimorphy and role specializations, and pain. These cause waaay too many problems. Parents should also be able to pick skin and eyes colors in a palette that includes red, yellows, greens and blues. Why not? It's a few genes away. Depression has to go. A few genes control life time monogamy, so divorce can be eliminated. Love can't be left to chance.... And this is nothing: imagine the emotions of a human brain running in a computer. Are you so disturbed by constantly craving for your next toy? No problemo: let's program a perpetual orgasm. How about that?
What we are doing here is not just design and leaving evolution behind. It's a cosmic revolution that has to be seen in the history of life on this planet itself and how it came to be billions of years ago.
Reviving Neanderthal will serve us well, so we don't feel alone in the zoos where the last humans will end-up.