{"id":5039,"date":"2016-07-31T16:36:12","date_gmt":"2016-07-31T20:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afutureworththinkingabout.com\/?p=5039"},"modified":"2021-07-28T01:25:38","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T05:25:38","slug":"direct-link-for-the-metaphysical-cyborg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afutureworththinkingabout.com\/?p=5039","title":{"rendered":"Direct Link For “The Metaphysical Cyborg”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s the direct link to my paper ‘The Metaphysical Cyborg<\/b><\/a>‘ from Laval Virtual 2013<\/a>. Here’s the abstract:<\/p>\n

“In this brief essay, we discuss the nature of the kinds of conceptual changes which will be necessary to bridge the divide between humanity and machine intelligences. From cultural shifts to biotechnological integration, the project of accepting robotic agents into our lives has not been an easy one, and more changes will be required before the majority of human societies are willing and able to allow for the reality of truly robust machine intelligences operating within our daily lives. Here we discuss a number of the questions, hurdles, challenges, and potential pitfalls to this project, including examples from popular media which will allow us to better grasp the effects of these concepts in the general populace.”<\/p>\n

The link will only work from this page or the CV page<\/a>, so if you find yourself inclined to spread this around, use this link. Hope you enjoy it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here’s the direct link to my paper ‘The Metaphysical Cyborg‘ from Laval Virtual 2013. Here’s the abstract: “In this brief essay, we discuss the nature of the kinds of conceptual changes which will be necessary to bridge the divide between humanity and machine intelligences. 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