On Transhumanism

Sorgner, Stefan Lorenz

doi:10.1515/9780271088433

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“…This fusion is claimed to allow humans to experience augmented cognitive and physical capabilities thanks to non-human machinic intelligence. This hypothetical idea underpins the philosophical, scientific, and political movement of Transhumanism, which has been criticized extensively from a variety of perspectives (e.g., [228][229][230][231][232][233][234][235][236][237][238][239][240]). Laden with cherry-picking arguments to advance hidden agendascloaked in sounding noble motives for humankind, e.g., augmenting human capabilities and improving wellbeing and the human condition, Transhumanism suggests a radical transformation of humans, seeking to redefine human brains and bodies and their limits.…”

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The Metaverse as a Virtual Model of Platform Urbanism: Its Converging AIoT, XReality, Neurotech, and Nanobiotech and Their Applications, Challenges, and Risks

Bibri

2023

Smart Cities

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With their exponentially rising computational power, digital platforms are heralding a new era of hybrid intelligence. There has recently been much enthusiasm and hype that the Metaverse has the potential to unlock hybrid intelligence. This is premised on the idea that the Metaverse represents an applied convergence of Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) and Extended Reality (XR) that intersects with urbanism in terms of the distinctive features of platform-mediated everyday life experiences in cities. However, social interaction and its resulting social organization in the Metaverse are mediated and governed by algorithms and thus submitted to—a dream of—complete logical ordering. This raises a plethora of concerns related to the systemic collection and algorithmic processing of users’ personal, brain, and biometric data, i.e., profound societal—and the hardest to predict ethical—implications. Therefore, this study analyzes and synthesizes a large body of scientific literature on the unfolding convergence of AIoT and XR technologies, neurotechnology, and nanobiotechnology in the realm of the Metaverse in order to derive a novel conceptual framework for the Metaverse as an envisioned virtual model of platform urbanism. Further, it examines the key challenges and risks of these converging technologies in relation to the Metaverse and beyond. This study employs thematic analysis and synthesis to cope with multidisciplinary literature. The analysis identifies seven themes: (1) Platformization, (2) platform urbanism, (3) virtual urbanism, (4) XR technologies, (5) AIoT technologies, (6) neurotechnology, and (7) nanobiotechnology. The synthesized evidence reveals that, while neurotechnology and nanobiotechnology have numerous benefits and promising prospects, they raise contentions and controversies stemming from their potential use to inflict harm to human users—if left unchecked—through the black box of the algorithmic mediation underpinning the Metaverse. The findings serve to steer the Metaverse to contribute to human flourishing and wellbeing by adhering to and upholding ethical principles as well as leveraging its underlying disruptive technologies in meaningful ways. They also aid scholars, practitioners, and policymakers in assessing the pros and cons of these technologies, especially their inevitable ramifications.

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The Metaverse as a Virtual Model of Platform Urbanism: Its Converging AIoT, XReality, Neurotech, and Nanobiotech and Their Applications, Challenges, and Risks

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2023

Smart Cities

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“…In addition, the authors presented the methods that exist to measure Sense of Embodiment (SoE) in AR and then illustrated current knowledge on the factors of influence of the SoE in AR. Recently, Popoveniuc and Vatavu introduced transhumanism, as a philosophical and cultural framework by combining RVC, Mann's [49] mediators, Baudrillard's [50] concept of "hyperreal", and Sorgner's [51] version of Bostrom's transhumanist philosophy [52].…”

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A Review of Milgram and Kishino’s Reality-Virtuality Continuum and a Mathematical Formalization for Combining Multiple Reality-Virtuality Continua

Pamparău¹

2023

IJACSA

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We explore in this paper theoretical contributions that are related to Milgram and Kishino's Reality Virtuality Continuum by conducting a systematic literature review. From this study, we draw inspiration for our proposed mathematical formalization of combining multiple Reality-Virtuality Continua in a single, mixed reality experience. Also, we provide a definition for XR transition protocol. To complete our contribution, we discuss two potential examples that will exemplify our formalization and identify future work to be addressed.

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“…Another issue is related to transhumanism. Stefan L. Sorgner emphasizes that the condition of transhumanism is a transit point towards posthumanism (Sorgner, 2021). In other words, the requirement to be called a transhuman entity is the existence of organic human elements and augmentation elements, which can be artificial body organs not only intended for medical purposes but also for enhancing or optimizing the human body.…”

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The Ethics of Transhumanism from the Perspective of Gilbert Ryle Monist Ethics: Ambiguities and Prospects

Simanjuntak,

Doweng Bolo,

Loho

2023

JSH

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Transhumanism attempts to overcome human limitations through the use of technology, such as nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, and genetic modifications. In the monist ethical perspective, humans are considered complex material entities, and consciousness is understood as a product of the physical and chemical interactions in the brain with various other parts of the body. The problem is that with such artificial revolutions, ethical foundations based on corporeal limitations become irrelevant. Gilbert Ryle questions Platonistic dispositions that overly rely on reduction with the consequence of extractive knowledge rather than abstract knowledge. Plato's line of thought is then strengthened by Cartesian dualism, which, when applied in a monist perspective, can be reduced to an extraction of brain performance. Ryle proposes an abstraction that allows for the interaction between elements to form a unified understanding of the complex. Based on Ryle's thinking, a study of monist ethics can offer a thoughtful approach to constructing an ethical framework that aligns with the transhumanist era's revolution.

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On Transhumanism

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The Metaverse as a Virtual Model of Platform Urbanism: Its Converging AIoT, XReality, Neurotech, and Nanobiotech and Their Applications, Challenges, and Risks

The Metaverse as a Virtual Model of Platform Urbanism: Its Converging AIoT, XReality, Neurotech, and Nanobiotech and Their Applications, Challenges, and Risks

A Review of Milgram and Kishino’s Reality-Virtuality Continuum and a Mathematical Formalization for Combining Multiple Reality-Virtuality Continua

The Ethics of Transhumanism from the Perspective of Gilbert Ryle Monist Ethics: Ambiguities and Prospects

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