Hi.
Welcome to my blog. I document my thoughts, opportunities, and ideas. I’m deeply interested in philosophy, artificial intelligence, and collaboration.
Welcome to my blog. I document my thoughts, opportunities, and ideas. I’m deeply interested in philosophy, artificial intelligence, and collaboration.
Primary Texts:
N. Bostrom, Existential Risk Prevention as Global Priority, 2013
Global Catastrophic Risk
S. Avin, B.C. Wintle, J. Weitzdorfer, S. S. O. hEigertaigh, W. J. Sutherland, M. J. Rees, Classifying Global Catastrophic Risks, 2018
Technology Risks:
R. Danzig, Technology Roulette, 2018
Transhumanism:
H. Tirosh-Samuelson, In Pursuit of Perfection: The Misguided Transhumanist Vision, Theology and Science, (2018). Tirosh-Samuelson makes the case that we should reject Transhumanism because it ultimately calls for the death of humanity. 3 objections: 1) Transhumanism is not a prescriptive claim, so it the argument doesn’t follow, 2) evolving into something else isn’t the same as being annihilated (Latin may be dead, but it birthed Romance languages), 3) The argument assumes something inherently good and special about humanity today without justifying that position (Why this specific humanity? Why not homo habilus?).