There are three political trends that are emerging in the society to come and are already starting to clash a little bit. They are the pro-technology liberals, the pro-ecology conservatives and the pro-ecology egalitarians, the eternal struggle between freedom, order and equality. Human freedom will be conquered by technology, according to the
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In the 19th century, skulls and brains were measured to justify the hierarchy between sexes, races and social classes. In the 20th century, cognitive tests, brain imaging and genes were discovered and accepted as modern criteria. What will the 21st century be like, since the discovery of plasticity?
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At a time when some see transhumanism as a new age of humanity thanks to technosciences, the impression of a lack of control dominates. A few spectacular scientific experiments, bordering on the fact-diverse, reinforce this impression, witness the case of genetically modified children in China. Does this mean that the way to increase
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Transhumanism, popularized by the American engineer and futurologist Ray Kurzweil with his University of the Singularity, and by the British cybernetics professor Kevin Warwick, presents itself as a movement of ideas advocating the transformation, improvement or increase of the human being through technology. He postulates that the hybridization of human and
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The intelligence behind artificial "intelligence" (AI) is suspect. Admittedly, we are less and less doubtful of its remarkable technical capabilities. On the other hand, we increasingly doubt its... intelligence. For example, we hesitate to speak of genuine intelligence - in the strongest sense of the word - even though
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Should we be afraid of memory implants? A recent study echoed by UP' reports possible cyber attacks on our memory. Jean-Gabriel Ganascia, a researcher in artificial intelligence, provides a forum that puts the legitimate fears we may have in their rightful place. Remote appropriation
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The rapid development of the so-called NBIC technologies - nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology and cognitive science - is giving rise to possibilities that have long been in the realm of science fiction. Disease, aging, and even death are all human realities that these technologies seek to bring to the forefront.
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Between the hope of immortality and the inevitability of mortality, humans have always sought to counter the aging and defect of functional parts of their bodies. Thus, the myth of Prometheus shows that the ancient Greeks were already aware of the potential of certain parts of the body to repair themselves.
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The announced rapid development of artificial intelligence is increasingly worrying "connected" discussion circles. Will robots animated - that's the term - by artificial intelligence supplant humans? Chances are the answer is yes if we continue to ignore
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Making the history of immortality feeds the paradox: if immortality were effective, it would not be subject to any historicity. History, process, evolution: so many notions contrary to immortality. It is obviously not a question here of immortality - about which we know nothing - but of the thought of immortality.
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Eternal life is mankind's oldest dream. A dream that could come true. Today, in the West, the quest for immortality has moved from a metaphysical question to technical and scientific considerations. In this film, the investigation focuses on the progress of laboratory research around the world.
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Transhumanism wants to seduce us. The myth of Frankenstein warns us that it may well destroy us. Intelligence or super-intelligence? We are beginning to get used to the term "transhumanism" which is still struggling to make its way into spell-check software. Behind this term, there are several currents that carry their own nuances on both sides and in both directions.
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On 30 January next, the European Bioethics Forum will open its seventh edition until 4 February. On the theme "Human, post-human", which will be broken down into 35 debates, 135 experts, 40 major witnesses from the public, 370 schoolchildren and the general public will give their views. The human being is being transformed before our eyes, physically,
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The emergence of new technologies and the progress made in many fields (digital, robotics, medicine...) have revolutionized our daily life and the way we look at the evolution of humanity in just a few years. What will we look like in the future? What are the limits? Answers at the France Culture conference
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In less than fifteen years, the prophecies of those who foretell the victory over death and the triumph of a non-biological life form are likely to be fulfilled. Google's slogan "we're going to kill death" is not just an advertising slogan. For unbridled technology is moving inexorably towards the
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You no longer need to turn to science fiction to find cyborgs. We're all in it now. Mobile phones, activity sensors, pacemakers, breast implants and even aspirin patches, all are like biological, cognitive or social extensions of our bodies, and tend to
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Patent the inhuman. It is the human who takes the initiative, today, yesterday and the day before yesterday. Today, the Islamic state uses the most sophisticated information technology to recruit idle, senseless young people to commit atrocities. Isn't playing ball with decapitated heads, crucifying, enjoyable and worthy of being broadcast?
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What do progressive and revolutionary minds debating the place of the Republic of tomorrow have in common, and the apostles of singularity, zealous promoters of the replacement of men by robots? Both defend the same project: the implementation of a universal basic income, a remuneration where
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At least it has the merit of being clear. The statement made by Kevin Ho, president of the Chinese technology giant Huawei, reveals that the projects his firm is working on are preparing a future worthy of the best science fiction films: communication with the dead, downloading intelligence, securing androids...
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Battle stations in the world's scientific academies. The CRISPR/Cas9 technique of genetic surgery is so effective, fast and inexpensive that there are concerns about its use in therapeutics and on the human embryo. But visions differ in Europe, the United States or Asia? Avoid a nightmare. Under
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