IRPT discussing the implications of Direct Human Brain - AI - Interface System technologies.
IRPT (Information and Research into Progressing Technologies). - Is a research project into the fields of avdanced technologies. The influence it will have on our society and the future of the human race.
In the article Robots with a hot-line we raise the question if governments, industries and military intelligence agencies are trustworthy enough to handle the ability to influence a persons thoughts and actions? And do we want any authority to have the means to collect and store our most inner thoughts in a databank?
This might seem like sci-fi right now, but technologies are emerging that would make such a scenario quite real. In this article robots are the link. Sooner or later we will be forced to deal with brain technologies that will challenge our ideas about privacy and autonomy, both for human and non-human lifeforms. So how should we deal with such a scenario?
I takt med utviklingen av nye selvbevisste intelligente livsformer, som roboter, kyborgere og forbedrede versjoner av mennesket selv, trengs en bred evaluering av loven om menneskerettigheter. En tanke som for mange kan virke fremmed, men som om noen tiår kan være høyst aktuell.
Hvilke sosiale og økonomiske virkninger kan innføring av nye livsformer til samfunnet bringe med seg?
Diskusjoner raser omkring legemiddelindustriens forsøk på å skape et nytt tilbud til sine konsumenter. Preparater som øker kognitiv ytelse står på listen over produkter som skal prøves ut på markedet.
Bør kjemiske "enhancers" legaliseres? Og er det i såfall riktig at skolen skal ha ansvaret for å dele ut gratis piller til studentene?
Diskuter på vårt forum.
Neil deGrasse Tyson's first talk at Beyond Belief 2006. His speech is about intelligent (stupid) design. Read more about Neil deGrasse Tyson at his web site.
Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens in a 2-hour discussion, convened by RDFRS and filmed by Josh Timonen. They are all authors who have written books where they have raised a critical voice against religion.
Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens in a 2-hour discussion, convened by RDFRS and filmed by Josh Timonen. They are all authors who have written books where they have raised a critical voice against religion.