transhuman
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- noun
- /trænshumən/
- Jargon
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transhumanista
- Philosophers often debate the ethical implications of a future where a transhuman engages with advanced AI technologies.
Examples
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Now corporations, as legal entities, take up some of that wealth; in the future, sophont cybernetics, transhumans, and other as yet unrealized entities (aliens, uplifts?) stand to take a greater share, possibly pushing 'humans' to poverty.
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Suppose you had an extremely compelling argument that boxing a transhuman is not a good idea because they could escape (being cleverer than a human pretending to be a transhuman).
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That said, none of this changes my strong suspicion that a transhuman could escape by more unexpected and powerful means.
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Also, I don't perfectly qualify, as I think it's very probable that a real-world transhuman AI could convince me.
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Suppose you had an extremely compelling argument that boxing a transhuman is not a good idea because they could escape (being cleverer than a human pretending to be a transhuman).
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They didn't seem sincerely convinced that not even a transhuman AI could make them let it out; they were just curious; but I was tempted by the money.
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True, but if he knew of an additional "extremely compelling argument that boxing a transhuman is not a good idea because they could escape," Eliezer would have just posted it publicly, being that that's what he was trying to convince people of by running the experiments in the first place.
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Would genetically engineered visual enhancement, say x-ray vision that we could turn off and on like Superman, make us deformed or transhuman, and thus repugnant?
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The problem is that Eliezer can't perfectly simulate a bunch of humans, so while a transhuman AI might be able to use that tactic, Eliezer can't.
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Many enthusiasts believe that a transhuman will eventually possess abilities far beyond those of ordinary humans.
Synonyms
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A person who supports using new technology to make people physically or mentally stronger
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
transhuman = transhuman (semi-transparent) = trans + human
The noun is a conversion of the adjective 'transhuman', and the adjective itself is transparently built from trans- + human.
Etymology
The word transhuman comes from trans- 'beyond' and human 'human', and a helpful way to remember the noun sense is to picture a person who supports using science and technology to push humans past their natural limits.