FBL57: Bernardo Kastrup - The Nature of Reality & AI
The Singularity Discussion Series
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The Core Idea Behind Transhumanism
The core idea behind transhumanism is one to be nurtured, and that is the idea of a i singularity. The notion that we can create an artificially intelligent entity that is better at creating the next version of itself than we are. That process could lead to a creature that is intelligent beyond our ability to comprehend. But theoretically, it's not incoherent. The problem is when we tie to that our repressed religious impetus. Since we killed god in the late nineteenth century, we try to project our religious impetus in other forms. And singulatarianism has turned into religion,. A way to bring meaning back to life and have some kind of god which is consistent
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