In December 2013, I published an article on this Blog with the title, Singularity – From the Eastern Perspective. More than 16 months on, I now present before the world, on this very Blog, along the same lines and principles as the article on Singularity, as the title herein indicates, the Eastern take on Transhumanism. …...
Several founder/inventor of tech giant like Google, Facebook, eBay, Napster, Netscape using their billions to rewrite the nation’s science agenda and transform biomedical research. They are using technological tools like the chips, artificial intelligence software programs, sophisticated algorithms and machine learning in creating an information revolution — to understand and upgrade what they consider to …...
Holidays provide a fantastic way of channelling peoples’ attention and energy. Most of our holidays are focused on past events or individuals, or on the rhythms of nature. History and nature are wonderful and should be honoured — but the amazing future we are building together should be honoured as well. This future day conference is …...
“I’m not saying let’s live forever,” says Zoltan Istvan, transhumanist author, philosopher, and political candidate. “I think what we want is the choice to be able to live indefinitely. That might be 10,000 years; that might only be 170 years.” Istvan devoted his life to transhumanism after nearly stepping on an old landmine while reporting …...
We could get to the singularity in ten years says AGI pioneer Ben Goertzel, but we needed a strategy to reach this goal. Such goal can be achieve if right kind of people focus on right things. He gave some ways and examples to achieve this goal like…. Dantzig’s solution to ‘unsolvable’ statistics problems, where Dantzig’s solved …...
A team of scientist developed an implanted interface called “e-Dura” which could help in partially damaged spinal cord through a combination of electrical and chemical stimulation. They are going to soon test it to improve or enhance the existing state of partially damage spinal cord in human. Their e-Dura implant is designed specifically for implantation on …...
Over the past few years in both Future Studies and Labour Studies circles, there has been much rhetoric going around about digitisation or technological automation causing unemployment and rendering human workers redundant. It is neither a secret nor a cause for surprise, that as we increase our technological knowledge and prowess, we will collectively as …...
Dr. José Cordeiro is a member of Nasa’s Singularity University and global think-tank The Millennium Project, and one of an increasing number of researchers encouraging everyone from schoolchildren to business leaders to think big – very big – about the future. He said, do you want mental powers of calculation that make the most powerful …...
1 Introduction Where does the mind stop and the rest of the world begin? The question invites two standard replies. Some accept the demarcations of skin and skull, and say that what is outside the body is outside the mind. Others are impressed by arguments suggesting that the meaning of our words “just ain’t in …...
IBM Watson could be the direction of the future. A Machine with AI can do the research of a thousand men instantly without getting tired. Who is WATSON ? Watson is intelligent computer build by IBM which used IBM’s DeepQA software and the Apache UIMA (Unstructured Information Management Architecture) framework. In simple word Watson works …...
