After reading this week's Required Learning Materials, review Barfield's "Cyborgs and Enhancement Technology," Rubin's "Robotic Souls," and Shanahan's chapter, "Heaven or Hell," please do the following:
- Identify and describe three specific ways our current understanding of a human being can be called into question, complicated, or changed by technological advances. Be sure to refer to information in the Required Learning Materials for all of your answer.
- Explain one argument for why AI may never be able to replicate a human being completely. Be sure to refer to information in the Required Learning Materials.
- Based on what you have learned from the readings, determine and explain your answer to the question: "Can machines be human?" What do you think and why?
- Use two quotes from the Required Learning Materials to support or explain your points. Make sure to provide in-text citations for both quotes in MLA format.
- Provide references for all sources in MLA format.