Cyborg Humanity
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https://doi.org/10.14422/pen.v75.i283.y2019.006Keywords:
Cyborg, transhumanism, post humanism, psychological aspects and social consequencesAbstract
The present article points out the psychological problems glimpsed around what is known as transhumanism or post humanism. The future of cyborg humans with brains assisted by devices of Artificial Intelligence (AI) could bring some undesirable consequences. If we look at how affects us the interaction with the devices and applications of A.I. that the current market puts at our disposal, many of these consequences seem inevitable. Other aspects that concern us and whose evolution is more uncertain are also pointed out, as well as some of the foreseeable social consequences.Downloads
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