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Synthetic Super Intelligence and the Transmutation of Humankind

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<strong>Syn<strong>the</strong>tic</strong> <strong>Super</strong> <strong>Intelligence</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Transmutation</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Humankind</strong><br />

maturity in <strong>the</strong> 2020s. With nanotechnology, we will be able to go beyond<br />

<strong>the</strong> limits <strong>of</strong> biology, <strong>and</strong> replace your current “human body version 1.0”<br />

with a dramatically upgraded version 2.0, providing radical life extension.<br />

[…]<br />

The “killer app” <strong>of</strong> nanotechnology is “nanobots,” which are blood-cell sized<br />

robots that can travel in <strong>the</strong> bloodstream destroying pathogens, removing<br />

debris, correcting DNA errors, <strong>and</strong> reversing aging processes. 86<br />

According to Kurzweil, already less than ten years from now <strong>the</strong>y will<br />

be able to reverse our aging process, <strong>and</strong> as he points out, it’s not just a<br />

matter <strong>of</strong> manipulating baby’s genes so that <strong>the</strong>y won’t age after a certain<br />

number <strong>of</strong> years, but <strong>the</strong> baby boomers will also be able to reverse <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

genes <strong>and</strong> become younger. It soon gets obvious how <strong>the</strong> Movement is<br />

promoted; most people want to extend <strong>the</strong>ir lives because we have been<br />

indoctrinated to be afraid <strong>of</strong> death—<strong>the</strong> unknown—for many reasons.<br />

Immortality will be an incredible gift for many people, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>y will<br />

probably not think twice about taking <strong>the</strong> Mark <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Beast. The AIF will<br />

use nanobots to replace <strong>the</strong> original cells in <strong>the</strong> body, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>se nanobots<br />

will be able to reverse aging, or already aged bodies. Posthumans (Humans<br />

Version no. 2) will look as <strong>the</strong>y did at <strong>the</strong>ir most desirable age; somewhere<br />

between 25-35 years old. Then <strong>the</strong>y will supposedly stay that age for <strong>the</strong> rest<br />

<strong>of</strong> “eternity” in this very physical reality.<br />

Posthumans will be electronically wired to <strong>the</strong> SBC <strong>and</strong> get access to<br />

a greater volume <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir own brain. However, once hooked up, people can’t<br />

unhook <strong>the</strong>mselves; hence, those who don’t want any part <strong>of</strong> this kind <strong>of</strong><br />

future better act upon it now <strong>and</strong> begin <strong>the</strong> withdrawal process from having<br />

been involved in, <strong>and</strong> addicted to, electronics. There are those who say that<br />

electronics is more addictive than cocaine.<br />

Are you addicted? One way to find out is if you can comfortably<br />

imagine a life without your smartphone, Internet, computers in general, <strong>and</strong><br />

any o<strong>the</strong>r electronic devices you may possess. If <strong>the</strong> answer is yes, you are<br />

not addicted, but still need to be careful. If you’re uncertain, or if <strong>the</strong> answer is<br />

no, you’d better start working on yourself because <strong>the</strong> addiction will only get worse,<br />

<strong>and</strong> you will probably not even notice how you unwittingly step into <strong>the</strong> AI reality<br />

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http://singularity.com/q<strong>and</strong>a.html<br />

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