After reading this week's Required Learning Materials, review Bostrom's "Transhumanist FAQs" and Torresen's "A Review of Future and Ethical Perspectives of Robotics and AI." please do the following:
- Provide a brief description of transhumanism in your own words. This should be a paraphrase and/or summary of the description in Bostrom. (Please see tips on paraphrasing here. Please see tips on summarizing here.)
- Choose one of the forms of cutting edge technology from the FAQ (nanotechnology, biological warfare, artificial intelligence, nuclear technology) and find and describe a real-life example of it. Your real-life example should be from a reliable article in a popular technology publication or an article in the UMGC library.
- Explain why the technology you chose would appeal to transhumanists.
- Discuss one ethical issue that could arise from the widespread use of the technology you chose. You can refer back to the Learning Materials from week 3 if needed.
- 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.
Examples of popular technology publications that can be used for this question include:
• Wired Magazine
• MIT Technology Review
• Tech Briefs
• GeekTime
• ComputerWorld
• Innovation & Tech Today
• Digit Magazine
• Trotons Tech Magazine