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The Prometheus Project
Book • 1968
In 'The Prometheus Project', Gerald Feinberg discusses the potential impact of technologies like AI and genetic engineering on human society.
He proposes a global democratic process to set long-term goals for humanity, suggesting that the United Nations could facilitate a worldwide discussion on how to use these technologies for the betterment of human consciousness or to avoid consumerism.
The book is a pioneering work in examining the intersection of technology and societal goals.
He proposes a global democratic process to set long-term goals for humanity, suggesting that the United Nations could facilitate a worldwide discussion on how to use these technologies for the betterment of human consciousness or to avoid consumerism.
The book is a pioneering work in examining the intersection of technology and societal goals.
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Ben Goertzel as a book from the late 1960s discussing the creation of superhuman thinking machines, molecular nanotechnology, and human immortality.
Ben Goertzel as a book from the late 1960s discussing the creation of superhuman thinking machines, molecular nanotechnology, and human immortality.
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#103 – Ben Goertzel: Artificial General Intelligence
Mentioned by Ben Goertzel as a book that laid out a coherent argument for machines smarter than people, nanotech, and fixing the human body.
Ben Goertzel as a book that laid out a coherent argument for machines smarter than people, nanotech, and fixing the human body.
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Facing Superintelligence (with Ben Goertzel)
