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AI and Transhumanism Echo Ancient Religious Hopes, Scholar Argues

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Matthew Segall argues that transhumanist aspirations and the pursuit of artificial superintelligence are essentially modern manifestations of ancient religious hopes. He suggests that humanity is projecting its own forgotten capacities for creativity, understanding, and divinity onto machines. This projection, he posits, mirrors historical religious desires for immortality and transcendence, now re-envisioned through a technological lens. AI

IMPACT Suggests that current AI discourse on superintelligence and transhumanism may be rooted in ancient human desires, reframing the technological pursuit.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece by a named author discussing AI and transhumanism.

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AI and Transhumanism Echo Ancient Religious Hopes, Scholar Argues

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    “We are projecting onto our machines powers of creativity, understanding, and even divinity that we have forgotten how to recognize within ourselves and the liv

    “We are projecting onto our machines powers of creativity, understanding, and even divinity that we have forgotten how to recognize within ourselves and the living cosmos. Transhumanist fantasies of technological immortality and the emergence of artificial superintelligence somet…

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