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Argument: Argument thesis  Humans are not the endpoint of evolution
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Node Text: Humans will be surpassed by machine-based intelligence

“Humans are mainly in the driving seat on Earth because, intellectually, we can outperform other creatures. But we are developing more and more intelligent machines — machines that are intelligent in the areas that matter,” such as defense systems, finance, and food production. “With networking, this intellectual power is becoming more dangerous — and we’ve become more dependent on it — and we can’t switch it off.”

The answer, then, is to get cracking: to beat the robots to the proverbial punch. “Either intelligent, networked machines will ultimately ‘take over’ or humans will have to upgrade our intellectual abilities, literally link our brains into the network, become Cyborgs,” says Warwick. “The future on Earth will be one dominated either by intelligent machines or by Cyborgs. Humans as we know them today will be a sub-species.”

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Node Created: coolgeek — 2008-06-21 18:50:08

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