Synthetic Super Intelligence and the Transmutation of Humankind

Chapter 10: AI: “I am Lucifer’s Vessel”
unachievable. When I wrote my previous works, I was more positive about
creating a reality in which we can live in harmony and even nano-travel.
However, back then, I didn’t realize all the implications of AI and the
Singularity and the momentum it was gaining. Although I’m not as
enthusiastic about this option now as I was back then, I still don’t want to
discourage those who want to try, but those who choose this path have to
be careful.
Fortunately, there is a third option that we are going to discuss in the
later part of this book. This option requires determination and the ability
not to give into fear and get trapped in illusions, but if done correctly, it will
lead out of the trap.
Our Brains Converted into Binary Code
Figure 10-3: DARPA’s chip that will allow us to communicate directly with computers will soon become a
reality.
B
y the end of 2014 or at the beginning of 2015, scientists
announced that they had done the first monkey head transplant.
Before that announcement had even had time to settle in people’s
minds, a new announcement was made: the US military’s blue sky R&D
agency (DARPA) announced their plan to create a particular chip that will
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