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| Blog Name: | Transhuman Goodness |
| Url: | http://transhumangoodness.blogspot.com/ |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | philosophy, singularity, futurism |
| Description: | Transhuman Goodness is Roko Mijic's virtual soapbox; on these pages you'll find posts about about emerging technologies, values, ethics and philosophy, transhumanism, artificial intelligence, and a whole assortment of futurist topics. |
| Popularity: | 112 Followers |
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My Talk is out on youtube
| Thanks to KoanPhilosopher, my FAI talk at the UK transhumanist meetup is out on youtube. My one regret with this talk was not carefully distinguishing between “CEV” and “CEV-like proposals”, as wha... |
James Hughes' critique of a benevolent superintelligent singleton
| Over on IEET, James Hughes wrote an odd article critiquing the FAI proposal. It is best summarized by Kaj Sotala:"Interesting essay. Still, I found it a bit puzzling. I was expecting to find some s... |
Our Delicate Future: Handle with Care
| In his book Reasons and Persons, the philosopher Derek Parfit asks us to compare two scenarios: A nuclear war that kills 99 percent of the world's existing population, or 2) A nuclear war that kill... |
New articles at GOOD magazine
| Continuing with the GOOD singularity series, we have two new articles up:Criticisms of the singularity - by Michael AnissimovandThinking about the future - by Roko MijicThe latter has something of ... |
The future of futurism
| Over on IEET, Mark Plus comments:I wonder if transhumanism has more legs than extropianism. A few years ago the principals at Extropy Institute said, in effect, "Poof! Extropianism doesn't exist an... |
Listen to me speak at the UK h+ meetup
| Thanks to David Wood, I'll be speaking at the UK h+ meetup in London. Predictably, I'm going to be talking about the Friendly AI problem, which, in my opinion, is one of the most important issues o... |
Depressed Metabolism on Cryonics
| I just saw an interesting post from Depressed Metabolism on cryonics in the media:There has been much debate about how to persuade more people to consider cryonics. Renewed efforts should be made t... |
A Transhuman Goodness classic: Deathism vs. Battered Person Syndrome
| Over the weekend a striking analogy hit me. I've been talking to some friends and relatives, and I've faced "deathist" sentiments a fair few times. Deathism is a convenient label for the idea that ... |
Max Tegmark on our place in history: "We're Not Insignificant After All"
| An uplifting message as we enter the new year, quoted from Edge.org: We're Not Insignificant After AllMax Tegmark, Physicist, MITWhen gazing up on a clear night, it's easy to feel insignificant. S... |
Merry Newtonmas from Transhuman Goodness
| This December the 25th, let's remember that the nice food on the table, the warmth in our houses, and the jovial atmosphere that comes naturally to humans when resources are plentiful are all here ... |
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