12.28.06

Eliezer S. Yudkowsky, The Singularitarian Principles

Posted in AI / Singularity, Transhumanism at 11:09 am by rheil

Eliezer S. Yudkowsky, The Singularitarian Principles, Version 1.0.2 (01/01/2000) Extended edition

Eliezer S. Yudkowsky, The Singularitarian Principles, Version 1.0.2

Posted in AI / Singularity, Transhumanism at 11:08 am by rheil

Eliezer S. Yudkowsky, The Singularitarian Principles, Version 1.0.2 (01/01/2000) Compact edition (“The “Singularity” has been defined many different ways. The primary and original definition, as invented by Vernor Vinge, is that the Singularity is the fundamental discontinuity in history created by the technological invention of smarter-than-human intelligence. Other definitions have included a time of exponentially faster technological progress (even faster than now, that is), or the positive-feedback effect created by enhanced intelligences working out improved methods of intelligence enhancement.”)

Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence

Posted in AI / Singularity, Organisations, Transhumanism at 11:06 am by rheil

Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence (“SIAI was founded for the pursuit of ethically enhanced cognition by creating beneficial AI. We expect that the ethical and significant enhancement of cognition will help solve contemporary challenges – disease and illness, poverty and hunger – more readily than other charitable pursuits. We offer forums for Singularity discussion, coordinate Singularity-related efforts, and publish material on the Singularity. Above all, our long-term mission is direct research into Singularity technologies, specifically Friendly AI, and the direct implementation of the Singularity. We’re presently seeking funding to begin our long-term project to create recursively self-improving AI that displays true general cognition – a Singularity seed.”)

Wikipedia-Artikel: Nootropic

Posted in Human Enhancement, Nootropics, Transhumanism at 11:03 am by rheil

Wikipedia-Artikel: Nootropic (smart drugs)

Melissa Healy: Cosmetic neurology? The future of smart drugs

Posted in Human Enhancement, Nootropics, Transhumanism at 11:01 am by rheil

Melissa Healy: Cosmetic neurology? The future of smart drugs (“It would be hard to imagine improving on the intelligence of computer engineer Bjoern Stenger, a doctoral candidate at Cambridge University. Yet for several hours, a pill seemed to make him even brainier.”)

12.27.06

Florian Rötzer: Mäuse mit menschlichen Stammzellen

Posted in Deutschsprachige Seiten, Evolution / Genetics, Human Enhancement, Transhumanism at 9:05 am by rheil

Florian Rötzer: Mäuse mit menschlichen Stammzellen [Telepolis, 14.12.2005] (“Die EU hat ein großes Forschungsprojekt über die Aussichten und Probleme bei der Herstellung von Mensch-Tier-Chimären gestartet, US-Wissenschaftler demonstrierten, dass menschliche Stammzellen sich in die Gehirne von Mäusen integrieren.”)

Francis Fukuyama und Robert Wright: What the Law Should Say About Cloning By Francis Fukuyama and Robert Wright

Posted in Critics, Evolution / Genetics, Human Enhancement, Transhumanism at 8:58 am by rheil

Francis Fukuyama und Robert Wright: What the Law Should Say About Cloning By Francis Fukuyama and Robert Wright

(“A few weeks ago, at a conference in Avesta, Sweden, I saw a speaker pick up your new book, Our Posthuman Future, look at it with theatrical disdain, and toss it onto the floor, as if into a trash heap. The speaker was Max More, leader of the “Extropians,” a group that considers technological progress a nearly unmixed blessing and books like yours an impediment to it.”) Emaildiskussion zwischen Francis Fukuyama und Robert Write.

Wikipedia-Artikel: Gentherapie

Posted in Deutschsprachige Seiten, Evolution / Genetics, Human Enhancement, Transhumanism at 8:55 am by rheil

Wikipedia-Artikel: Gentherapie

James Hughes: Den Wandel mit aller Entschlossenheit ergreifen – Ein posthumanistisches Plädoyer für die Gentechnologie

Posted in Deutschsprachige Seiten, Evolution / Genetics, Future, Politic, Transhumanism at 8:54 am by rheil

James Hughes: Den Wandel mit aller Entschlossenheit ergreifen – Ein posthumanistisches Plädoyer für die Gentechnologie (“Über eine Bioethik wird in Deutschland noch wenig öffentlich diskutiert. Die neuen Biotechnologien werfen jedoch viele Fragen und Probleme auf, die tief in unser Verständnis von Leben und Person eingreifen werden. Der Bioethiker James Hughes hat ein entschiedenes und provozierendes Plädoyer für die intensive Nutzung der Gentechnologie verfaßt, das wir in Telepolis zur Diskussion stellen wollen.”)

Therapeutic Cloning, Does it violate human dignity?

Posted in Evolution / Genetics, Human Enhancement, Transhumanism at 8:53 am by rheil

Therapeutic Cloning, Does it violate human dignity? Interessante Auseinandersetzung zwischen unterschiedlichen Vertretern des Transhumanismus und einem “bioconservativen”.

The Catalog Of Correctable Omnipresent Human Flaws

Posted in Human Enhancement, Transhumanism at 8:52 am by rheil

The Catalog Of Correctable Omnipresent Human Flaws (Katalog der korrigierbaren allgegenwärtigen menschlichen Fehler/Schwächen)

Future Imperative [Blog von Ralph Cerchione]

Posted in Future, Human Enhancement, Transhumanism at 8:50 am by rheil

Future Imperative [Blog von Ralph Cerchione] (“What if technology were being developed that could enhance your mind or body to extraordinary or even superhuman levels — and some of these tools were already here? Wouldn’t you be curious? Actually, some are here. But human enhancement is an incredibly broad and compartmentalized field. We’re often unaware of what’s right next door. This site reviews resources and ideas from across the field and makes it easy for readers to find exactly the information they’re most interested in.”)

Florian Rötzer: Neuroprothesen ziehen in die Gehirne der Menschen ein [Telepolis, 20.07.2005]

Posted in Deutschsprachige Seiten, Human Enhancement, Neuro, Technology, Transhumanism at 8:49 am by rheil

Florian Rötzer: Neuroprothesen ziehen in die Gehirne der Menschen ein [Telepolis, 20.07.2005] – (“Brasilien will in der Anwendung der Neurotechnologie voranpreschen. In drei Jahren soll in einem brasilianischen Krankenhaus das erste Mal ein Chip in das Gehirn eines Menschen implantiert werden, mit dem eine Armprothese durch Abanhme von neuronalen Impulsen in einem Areal des motorischen Kortex gesteuert wird. Die Technik wurde von Miguel Nicolelis, der aus Brasilien stammt und gegenwärtig das Neurowissenschaftliche Institut an der Duke University leitet, entwickelt.”)

Stefan Heuer: Leben Sie ewig!

Posted in Deutschsprachige Seiten, Evolution / Genetics, Nanotechnology, Transhumanism at 8:48 am by rheil

Stefan Heuer: Leben Sie ewig! [Technology Review Nr. 8/2005] (“‘Die Natur ist trotz all ihrer Kreativität auf dramatische Weise suboptimal. Die kommende Revolution auf den Feldern der Nanotechnologie und künstlichen Intelligenz”, so verkünden Kurzweil und sein Co-Autor Terry Grossman, “wird es uns erlauben, unsere Körper und Gehirne Molekül für Molekül neu zu designen und neu zu bauen. Die Unsterblichkeit ist in Sichtweite.’”)

Brigitte Zarzer: Britische Wissenschaftler staunen über Superunkraut

Posted in Deutschsprachige Seiten, Evolution / Genetics, Transhumanism at 8:42 am by rheil

Brigitte Zarzer: Britische Wissenschaftler staunen über Superunkraut – Gentechnisch veränderter Raps brachte unerwünschten GV-Wildsenf hervor [Telepolis, 01.08.05] (“In Großbritannien werden derzeit keine gentechnisch veränderten Pflanzen (GVO) kommerziell angebaut. Allerdings zeigte eine groß angelegte Feldstudie auf der Insel bereits negative Auswirkungen von herbizidresistenten GVOs auf die Biodiversität. Weniger Wildkräuter und weniger Insekten bei HR-Raps und HR-Rüben, so das ernüchternde Ergebnis. Und – obwohl es kaum ein Wissenschaftler für möglich gehalten hätte – fand sich jetzt sogar ein Superunkraut, das bei diesen – inzwischen beendeten – Freilandversuchen mit herbizidresistentem Raps entstanden war. Das Erstaunliche: Der Wildsenf enthält das Genkonstrukt des herbizidresistenten Raps.”)

Florian Rötzer: Moralisch korrekte Gewinnung von embryonalen Stammzellen?

Posted in Deutschsprachige Seiten, Evolution / Genetics, Human Enhancement, Transhumanism at 8:41 am by rheil

Florian Rötzer: Moralisch korrekte Gewinnung von embryonalen Stammzellen? [Telepolis, 18.10.2005] “Zwei Wissenschaftlerteams haben bei Mäusen zwei interessante Methoden entwickelt, mit denen sie hoffen, die gegen das therapeutische Klonen gerichtete Ablehnung unterlaufen zu können.”

Living to 100 and Beyond: Search for Predictors of Exceptional Human Longevity

Posted in Anti-Aging, Human Enhancement, Transhumanism at 8:40 am by rheil

Living to 100 and Beyond: Search for Predictors of Exceptional Human Longevity (“Centenarians represent one of the fastest growing age groups in the U. S. Yet, factors indicating longevity and its time trends remain to be fully understood. Natalia Gavrilova and Leonid Gavrilov conducted this research, which explores possible predictors of exceptional human longevity such as familial factors, early–life living conditions, month-of-birth, and birth order. The Committee on Life Insurance Research and the Committee on Knowledge Extension Research are pleased to make available the results of this research project.”)

The Mormon Transhumanist Association

Posted in Organisations, Transhumanism at 7:57 am by rheil

The Mormon Transhumanist Association (“We seek the spiritual and physical exaltation of individuals and their anatomies, as well as communities and their environments, according to their wills, desires and laws, to the extent they are not oppressive. We believe that scientific knowledge and technological power are among the means ordained of God to enable such exaltation, including realization of diverse prophetic visions of transfiguration, immortality, resurrection, renewal of this world, and the discovery and creation of worlds without end. We feel a duty to use science and technology according to wisdom and inspiration, to identify and prepare for risks and responsibilities associated with future advances, and to persuade others to do likewise.”)

Frequently asked Questions (FAQ) des Extropy Instituts

Posted in Transhumanism, What is Transhumanism? at 7:35 am by rheil

Frequently asked Questions (FAQ) des Extropy Instituts (“The Transhumanist FAQ is written by Extropy Institute, dating back to 1987. Edits have been made from the transhuman list in 1994, and the transhumanist community. ExI continues to update The Transhumanist FAQ to provide accurate and also recent information. ExI’s Transhumanist FAQ is one of many that offer views about transhumanity.)

Frequently asked Questions (FAQ) der World Transhumanist Association

Posted in Transhumanism, What is Transhumanism? at 7:35 am by rheil

Frequently asked Questions (FAQ) der World Transhumanist Association (A General Introduction Version 2.1 (2003) von Nick Bostrom et al.)

Transhumanismus – Einführung

Posted in Deutschsprachige Seiten, Transhumanism, What is Transhumanism? at 7:34 am by rheil

Transhumanismus – Einführung (De:Trans – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Transhumanismus e.V.)

Transhumanismus FAQ (WTA)

Posted in Deutschsprachige Seiten, Transhumanism, What is Transhumanism? at 7:33 am by rheil

Transhumanismus FAQ (WTA) (Übersetzung der FAQ der World Transhumanist Organisation)

The Transhumanist Declaration (WTA)

Posted in Transhumanism, What is Transhumanism? at 7:32 am by rheil

The Transhumanist Declaration (WTA)

Die Transhumanistische Erklärung (Version 2.4)

Posted in Deutschsprachige Seiten, Transhumanism, What is Transhumanism? at 7:31 am by rheil

Die Transhumanistische Erklärung (Version 2.4) (Übersetzung der Transhumanist Declaration auf der Website der WTA)

Nick Bostrom: A History of Transhuman Thought

Posted in Transhumanism, What is Transhumanism? at 7:29 am by rheil

Nick Bostrom: A History of Transhuman Thought, in: Journal of Evolution and Technology, Vol 14, April 2005 (“This paper traces the cultural and philosophical roots of transhumanist thought and describes some of the influences and contributions that led to the development of contemporary transhumanism.”)

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