Human is the awkward liminal phase between animal and machine

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Ja nu kādu interesē manas necilās personas atbildes uz vietējo politisko kompasu (atreferēšu uz uzskaitījumu pie ctulhu, mani uzskati ir tikai un vienīgi mani, tie nereprezentē manu priekšniecību, kolēģus, draugus, tuviniekus, mājdzīvniekus utt., utjpr., kā arī nav uztverami kā nediskutējami vai nesavietojami ar atšķirīgiem uzskatiem):

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Katru atsevišķo atbildi neesmu pacenties īpaši izvērst, bet varu atbildēt par tām komentāros.

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Ko ir vērts darīt 2017. gadā?

Subjektīvs viedoklis, bez noteiktas secības, prognoze – laika un līdzekļu ieguldīšana šajās lietās ar vislielāko varbūtību maksimāli pozitīvi ietekmēs pasauli (expected value maximisation) un/vai ar vislielāko varbūtību nodrošinās ne-katastrofālu cilvēces nākotni (maxipok) turpmākā gadsimta laikā:

• mūža ilguma palielināšanas (t.sk. WBE/SIM) un kognitīvās kapacitātes uzlabošanas iespēju pētniecība un izstrāde (it īpaši šajā kontekstā, pie kā es vēl atgriezīšos);
• klimata izmaiņu kontroles iespēju meklējumi;
• AI drošības risinājumu pētniecība;
• efektīvais altruisms;
• ar fosilajiem konkurēt spējīgu alternatīvo enerģijas ieguves veidu (t.sk. jaunas paaudzes kodolreaktoru) izpēte un izstrāde.

Honourable mentions:

• evidence-based politikas un medicīnas ieviešanas veicināšana;
• “social supercollider” metodoloģijas izstrāde;
• blokķēdes risinājumu drošības un pielietojamības palielināšana.

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Neuroscience is like:

• Trying to learn computer graphics by playing lots of video games (behaviour studies);
• Trying to explore the file system by looking at a computer with night-vision goggles (MRI);
• Trying to learn network architecture from a packet stream without knowing what a computer is (electrophysiology);
• Trying to learn CPU architecture by soaking a laptop in acid, slicing it with a band saw, and then studying the pieces under a microscope (connectomics);
• Trying to construct cohomology theories by using nothing but the category of sets (explanations of high-level cognition by studying raw neural circuits);
• etc.

And, despite all that, all of these things have led us, over the course of just a century, from zero to brain simulations.

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Iemetīšu šeit H+ kustības pamatos esošus dokumentus un tēzes, apskatei un apspriešanai, sākot ar Pasaules Transhumānistu deklarāciju (sapratu, ka lielākā daļa no šiem materiāliem jau ir pabijusi manā blogā, bet nav atjaunota tā pašreizējā iterācijā).

Transhumanist Declaration

1. Humanity stands to be profoundly affected by science and technology in the future. We envision the possibility of broadening human potential by overcoming aging, cognitive shortcomings, involuntary suffering, and our confinement to planet Earth.
2. We believe that humanity’s potential is still mostly unrealized. There are possible scenarios that lead to wonderful and exceedingly worthwhile enhanced human conditions.
3. We recognize that humanity faces serious risks, especially from the misuse of new technologies. There are possible realistic scenarios that lead to the loss of most, or even all, of what we hold valuable. Some of these scenarios are drastic, others are subtle. Although all progress is change, not all change is progress.
4. Research effort needs to be invested into understanding these prospects. We need to carefully deliberate how best to reduce risks and expedite beneficial applications. We also need forums where people can constructively discuss what should be done, and a social order where responsible decisions can be implemented.
5. Reduction of existential risks, and development of means for the preservation of life and health, the alleviation of grave suffering, and the improvement of human foresight and wisdom should be pursued as urgent priorities, and heavily funded.
6. Policy making ought to be guided by responsible and inclusive moral vision, taking seriously both opportunities and risks, respecting autonomy and individual rights, and showing solidarity with and concern for the interests and dignity of all people around the globe. We must also consider our moral responsibilities towards generations that will exist in the future.
7. We advocate the well-being of all sentience, including humans, non-human animals, and any future artificial intellects, modified life forms, or other intelligences to which technological and scientific advance may give rise.
8. We favour allowing individuals wide personal choice over how they enable their lives. This includes use of techniques that may be developed to assist memory, concentration, and mental energy; life extension therapies; reproductive choice technologies; cryonics procedures; and many other possible human modification and enhancement technologies.

The Transhumanist Declaration was originally crafted in 1998 [by an international group of authors]. It was adopted by the Humanity+ Board in March, 2009.

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Today:

• 40 GB of data to crunch tomorrow: ✓
• Finished Idris-Julia interop: ✓
• Workstation uptime: 4 days, 21:52:16
• Personal uptime: ~2 days
• Sleep: ✗