Kurzweil's Transhumanist Memory Uploading Theory

The Ted Talk By Isacc Lidsky is an interesting speech that convey a very important message. Lidsky starts his argument with a fascinated story of a little girl talking with her dad about the gold fish. Lidsky uses this story to tell his experience in a very rhythmic way of presenting. As he says that the father of the little girl, explain that the fishes "swims backwards by wagging his head" to his little girl. Lidsky uses this phrase to show the matter of factly. This is a common fact that everyone knows that fish can not swim backwards and and absolutely not by wagging their heads. however the little girl accepted because her father told her. Lidsky uses this story to clear his point and he makes a rhythmic and powerful analogy that, people

The desire for self-improvement has propelled humanity into considerable scientific advancements. But as scientific developments continue to grow, these advancements carry certain implications on humanity which need to be justified in the light of philosophy. In the science fiction novella, “Understand,” Ted Chiang challenges the audience’s philosophical views regarding extraordinary hyper-intelligence by demonstrating that heightened intelligence can be beneficial to humanity if used in a moral and ethical manner. The story follows Leon Greco, a freshly-minted mastermind, as he journeys from a vegetative state to a medical advancement after being treated with an experimental drug. In this context, Chiang uses mimesis to mimic Greco’s

With this stream of time, people are not upset nor are they becoming restless than we are destroying nature. We are upsetting the balance of nature by creating things and placing them within what was not created by man. Yet with all that is rapidly happening because of man, there is no time for living protoplasm to recuperate. After hitting the reader in the face with densely pact logic full of Armageddon, she slowly closes with distinguishing people to day as the “how-do-to” generation.

Seven months before the publish of Escape from Spiderhead, the first artificial life was created in US. Unlike Dolly the sheep, this is not the kind of artificial life from cloning but is created out of nothing but an “an entirely synthetic genome that was constructed from chemicals in the laboratory” (Sample). This finding has caused great reaction from the public and doubtlessly the experiment was challenged with “morality” and “playing god”. It is not difficult to image that there must be people who jump out and shout for their worries of any possible uncontrolled cases. According

‘Her’ (Spike Jonze, 2013), takes a unique step forward from the Sci-Fi genre’s cautionary interrogation of the cohabitation between man and Artificial Intelligence. Instead of honing in on what Braidotti (2013) perceptively coins as the integral “posthuman predicament”, Jonze (2013) questions the blurred lines emerging as a result of Baudrillard’s landmark hyperreality paradigm as the dominant social structure (1999). Significantly, Braidotti and Baudrillard’s work combined problematize the loss of boundaries between “organic and inorganic, the born and manufactured, flesh and metal, electronic circuits and organic nervous systems” (2013, pg.90) and agree upon the foundation of man’s ontological dominance. Samantha, almost immediately to proclaim

To examine this possibility, Garreau interviewed Nick Bostrom, co-founder of the World Transhumanist Association. Bostrom shows his agreement with human transcendence by asserting that “Technological progress makes it harder for people to ignore the fact that we might actually change the human nature” (qtd. in Garreau, 242).

Dehumanization can be thought of as the process of losing one’s humanity. It can further be thought of as a way to make one’s “pain and [...] individuality irrelevant” (Garvey, 141). Dr. Moreau wanted to manufacture more humans through the trampling over of the animalism in the animals he experimented on. In order to succeed in his plans, Dr. Moreau must devoid himself of all natural, human, empathy.

His supporters, on the other hand, celebrated his uncanny business acumen, his flexibility, and his boundless appetite for finding new ways to make computers and electronics more useful through software.”

When watching a TED talk you automatically know your going to leave with some new profound thought or have your ways of thinking changed slightly. The primes behind TED talks is “Ideas worth spreading” right there in their mission statement is what persuasive speech is. In Ms. Alexander’s TED talk she did just that, she spread the idea to her audience of what the future of race in America will look like if we don’t seek to change the social, economical, and political policies that almost certainly put people in america as legal second class citizens.

About a century after Descartes voiced his theories about the mind and the human body, La Mettrie responded with a controversial standpoint. In his Man a Machine, La Mettrie states how humans don’t exhibit any traits that differentiate them between animals or more importantly machine. For this essay’s purpose, the importance comes from looking at the relationship between body and mind. In La Mettrie’s first paragraphs he mentions his contrasting belief to the Cartesian idea of this

TED.com is a non-profit organization that hosts lectures from prominent figures throughout the world in an effort to spread ideas to engage critical thought and to change attitudes. TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) was a conference that began in 1984 that had widespread success and due to the proliferation, it expanded into becoming one of the most widely recognized informational communities on internet. TED is a non-profit that is owned by the Sapling Foundation, a non-profit itself that focuses on spreading ideas so that the audience can gain a greater understanding of what is going on in the world around them. TED is funded through conference fees, sponsorships, licensing fees, commercials, and donations. TED is a web based source

Online inspirational TED talks lead feelings of curiosity, enlightenment and motivation due to their themes of constructive criticism, overcoming bullying and mindfulness. Margaret Heffernan’s session reflected upon her experience of daring to disagree. Shane Koyczan, through his personal story, spoke about overcoming hate towards others and provided inspirational means to the audience. Finally, Andy Puddicombe, presents a juggling act symbolizing life balance and mindfulness.

Due to her engaging personality and strong interpersonal skills, Roizen had a highly favorable reputation in the industry. In addition to her interpersonal skills, Roizen also possessed a strict set of networking principles, including reciprocity, consistency, and confidentiality. Her reputation, as well as the numerous social events she held at her home, made her a Silicon Valley celebrity. While the breadth and depth of Roizen’s network can be considered a major strength, it can also be viewed as a weakness. For example, the maintenance of a strong social network can be extremely time-consuming.

Cartesian dualism and transhumanism are both controversial theories within their time contexts. Leahey (2004) describes Descartes dualism as the separation of the body and the soul. The soul is immaterial and is the location for thought, consciousness, and the Cartesian Theatre, and controls the actions of the material body. Transhumanism theorises that technology will enhance and supersede human evolution (Elkins 2011,) as technology will become an extension of ourselves, or already is. I will explore the arguments for the strengths and weaknesses of these theories, and explore their contribution to modern psychology.

Bill Gates’ influence is widespread. He has led the technological industry of the 20th century. He currently holds the sixth position for the most