We are all transhumans now

I am a fan of Zoltan Istvan. His book The Transhumanist Wager is a science fiction classic. Should be read by anyone that is thinking about where technology could potentially bring us. It is highly recommended.

The FutuResist Cure

Decided to pick up ”The Futuresist Cure: Notes from the Front Lines of Transhumanism”. The book is a smorgasbord of his perspectives on the future. He asks some fascinating questions too. Another book I would hight recommend.

The light questions

• Should sophisticated artificial intelligences be given personhood?
• Should humans be able to marry robots?
• And are crimes committed in virtual reality punishable by jail time?
• If an intelligent robot makes money, should it be taxed?
• Who will monitor the expanding VR world? Does it belong to national governments?
• Is a ‘virtual world’ affair is every bit as painful to a betrayed spouse as an in-the-flesh affair?
• What happens when we will be able to print anything, including human cells, DNA, and even memories.

Some practical questions

• Los Angeles to spend 1.3 billion dollars over the next three decades to fix its dilapidated network of sidewalks and…