Leaping Across Mori’s Uncanny Valley: Androids Probably Won’t Creep Us Out

Dec 062011
 
Leaping Across Mori’s Uncanny Valley: Androids Probably Won’t Creep Us Out

We WANT to see human traits in other entities. Androids aren’t going to reach that point where they’re just human enough to be creepy, yet not quite human enough to accept – they’re going to leap past it.

 December 6, 2011  Posted by at 11:02 AM AI, Artificial Intelligence, Cybernetics, Future Already Very Pending, Here First or Best Here, Human Augmentation, Japan 日本 Tekk, Japan「日本」, Multimedia, NBI, Prosthetics, Robot, Robot Emotions, Robot Love, Technology, Technology & Work, Telepresence, Transhuman, Transhumanism, We're Already Cyborgs Already

Singularity Summit 2011 Roundup Salad Surprise

Oct 272011
 
Singularity Summit 2011 Roundup Salad Surprise

Whether you think The Singularity is near or far, agree or disagree, have weird religious fervor for or against it, or aren’t interested at all, you’d be foolish not to pay attention to who’s paying attention to the concept.

 October 27, 2011  Posted by at 11:23 AM AI, Artificial Intelligence, Brain, Cybernetics, Future Already Very Pending, Human Augmentation, Kurzweil, NBI, Neurology, Robot, Singularity, Technology, The Beginning is Near, Transhuman, Transhumanism

Humanity 2.0 Part Two: Juan Says We’re Designing the Next Species of Humans.

Oct 212011
 
Humanity 2.0 Part Two: Juan Says We're Designing the Next Species of Humans.

Juan Enriquez says the ability to re-engineer living things and engineer entirely new ones is far and away the biggest thing since a bunch of other big things (even bigger than the industrial revolution). So… Cool, yeah?

 October 21, 2011  Posted by at 11:28 AM Aging Society, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Brain, Consciousness, Cybernetics, Exoskeleton, Future Already Very Pending, Genomics, Human Augmentation, Medical Technology, Neurology, Prosthetics, The Beginning is Near, Transhuman, Transhumanism

Transhumanist Arts Make Me Want New Parts

Oct 052011
 
Transhumanist Arts Make Me Want New Parts

That kinda looks like the Death Star in an eyeball. Here’s a very nice gallery of transhumanist art (PART II). It’s cool. Go look at it. One day we’ll become it. Which is going to be awesome – because my knees are like totally shot. [VIA SINGULARITY HUB]

 October 5, 2011  Posted by at 1:30 PM AI, Artificial Intelligence, Brain, Cybernetics, Exoskeleton, Human Augmentation, Medical Technology, Neurology, Prosthetics, Robot, Robot Art, Technology, Transhuman

I Will Cut off My Hand and Get a Robot One.

May 202011
 
I Will Cut off My Hand and Get a Robot One.

Okay, okay – what I really mean is that my original hand doesn’t work any longer.  So, I’m going to have that cut off and receive a cybernetic prosthesis that allows me to pour a glass of juice, tie my shoes, etc. Awesome. [VIA BBC]

 May 20, 2011  Posted by at 10:12 AM AI, Artificial Intelligence, Brain, Cybernetics, Future Already Very Pending, Human Augmentation, Prosthetics, Technology & Disability, Transhuman, Transhumanism, Transhumanism Test Pilots
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