Human is the awkward liminal phase between animal and machine

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Tas moments, kad, negulēšanas un aizlasīšanās/aizdomāšanās rezultātā, atreģistrējoties no jaunumu listes, par saņemto "Thank you! Your preferences have been updated." paziņojumu rodas momentāls, taču spēcīgs WTF.

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Neliels, neslikts smadzeņu pīppauzes uzdevums.

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Ja jau esam nonākuši līdz informatīvā un literārā vārda cenzūrai uz “tikumības” pamata, es vēlētos šeit kontrastam (vai varbūt kondrātijam, atkarībā no tā, kurš lasa) pieminēt klasiķus, kurus literatūras stundās varbūt piemin mazāk, taču kuru klātbūtne pasaules literatūras vēsturē liek labāk apjaust, cik patiesi monumentāls darbs stāv priekšā mūsu jaunizceptajiem krustnešiem un inkvizitoriem. Bez tālāka ievada — Gajs Valērijs Katulls, “Poēmas”, Poēma № 16, ne sevišķi profesionālā, toties tehniski korektā manas necilās personas tulkojumā.

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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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