The minds of biological creatures occupy a small corner of a much larger space of possible minds that could be created once we master the AI. A sensible approach requires reforms of our moral norms and institutions along with advance planning regarding what kinds of digital minds we bring into existence.
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The paper surves the current state of the art in cognitive enhancement methods and consider their prospects for the near-term future
Continue ReadingAstronomical Waste: The Opportunity Cost of Delayed Technological Development
For every year that development of technology and colonization of the universe is delayed, there is therefore an opportunity cost: a potential good, lives worth living, is not being realized.
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