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1
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Technology transformed the way we ____ (3)

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Communicate
Socialize
Travel

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2
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Design & Use future Technology ex (2)

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Watch technology upcoming
Coming of classroom technology

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3
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New inventions ex (5)

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Human compass
Password pill
Robort arm
Bionic limp
Artificial vision system

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4
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New Pandora’s box also known

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Technology

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5
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“We do not ride the tailroad, it rides upon us”

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Thoreau

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6
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4 Future scenarios

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Extinction scenarios
Recurrent collapse scenarios
Plateau scenarios
Cumulative probability of Posthumanity

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Least affected
If humanity goes extinct it stays extinct

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Extinction scenarios

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Unlikely the longer the time scale
Technological civilization will hesitate

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Recurrent collapse scenarios

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9
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Recurrent collapse scenario in the level of civilization is

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Theorized

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10
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The longer the timeframe, the smaller the probability

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Plateau

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11
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Like extinction, increases monotonically over time

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Cumulative probability of Posthumanity

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12
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Possibility, Posthuman condition is achieved

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C.P of PH

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13
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Referred to as “Post human condition” is overdue

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Posthumanity theory

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14
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Population bigger than

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1 trillion persons

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15
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Larger than ___ years life expectancy

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500

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16
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A theory/concept that is of an advance level of technological

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Posthumanity

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17
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WMD & NBC

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Weapons of Mass Destruction
Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical

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18
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So powerful, can spawn whole new classes of accidents

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Genetics Nanotechnology and Robotics

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19
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Most dangerous

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GNR Genetic Nanotechnology and Robotics
21st century

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20
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Amplified by power of self replication

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Knowledge and enabled Mass Destruction

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21
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Two possible paths depic the future of humanity

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Plateau

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22
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2 possible paths (plateau)

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Permanent plateau
Status or close to the current status quo

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23
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Implausible
Arrived at the final human condition

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Static view

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24
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2050 ____ times richer

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7

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25
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2050 Population would be

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9 billion

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26
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2100 ____ times richer

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50

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27
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Constitute increasing fraction of experience

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Virtual reality surroundings

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28
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Virtual reality ex 3

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Recording
Surveillance
Biometric

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29
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Could affect more than modification

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Intervention

30
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Consequences for manufacturing, medicine, computing came from

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Nanotechnology

31
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Potential Revolutionary Technology

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Machine Intelligence

32
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Improve human groups to forecast

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Prediction markets

33
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“let an ultra-intelligent machine…”

34
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“Within 30 years…, superhuman intelligence”

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Vernor Vinge

35
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Future of technology will determined by (3)

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Usability
Simplicity
Relevance to the needs of the future

36
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Powerful weapons, had enormous risk

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Weapons of mass Destruction
Nuclear Biological and Chemical
20th century

37
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“In the game of life there are three players”

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George Dyson
Human beings, Nature, Machines

38
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Energy sources ex (3)

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Coal
Petroleum
Electricity

39
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Technology portrays ex 2

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Advancement
Abilities

40
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Practical application of knowledge

A

Technology

41
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Nuclear holocaust/ Catastrophic changes

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Global Societal Collapse

42
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Individual Societies

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Local Societal Collapse

43
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Individual Societies

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Local Societal Collapse

44
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Societal Collapse 2 types

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Local
Global

45
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Phenomenon of slow trend being concealed within noisy fluctuations

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Creeping normalcy
Diamond

46
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Environmental factors (4)

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overhunting
overfishing
habitat destruction
deforestation

47
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Four new factors

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Toxic chemical
human - cause climate change
energy shortage
earth photosynthetic

48
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Four new factors

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Toxic chemical
human - cause climate change
energy shortage
earth photosynthetic

49
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“Many past causes of societal Collapse have elaborate ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS”

50
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Self replication

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Genetic Nanotechnology and Robotics

51
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Has “gray goo” problem self replicating nanobots

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nanotechnology

52
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Machines will achieve IMMORTALITY”

53
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Double edge sword (gain and loss)

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Technology

54
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Advanced less than 5,00 years ago

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Agrarian societies

55
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____ we live better now

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Progress optimists

56
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____, life is getting worse

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Pessimists

57
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Optimists and Pessimists

58
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Mother of invention

59
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Age of do-it-yourself

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Age of automation

60
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Life is getting better, lives more easily

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Material standard of living

61
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Fewer die in accidents/murder

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Untimely death is reduced

62
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Social evils ex 3

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Poverty
ignorance
inequality

63
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Human tool that is gradually perfected

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improvement in evolutionary view

64
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We can progress society by ____

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social engineering

65
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Traditional religious view
Phase of penance

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Reduced Suffering

66
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Universe exhibit 2 faces

A

Constructive
Destructive

67
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Life getting worse

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Contemporary Social Problems

68
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Deviant behavior

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criminality
drug use
school refuse

69
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Social conflict

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labor disputes
ethical trouble
political terrorism

70
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Social conflict

A

labor disputes
ethical trouble
political terrorism

71
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Society has changed a lot, while human nature has not

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Society Drifting away from human nature

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