STAS Why does the Future not need us?

Question 1

• Turns out to be a power exercised by some men over other men with nature as its instrument
• Technology as a tool for control rather than liberation
• Fear of losing humanity to animal instincts

Answer 1

C.S. Lewis

Question 2

Three likely scenarios of the future include genetic engineering, stem cell advances, and psychotropic drugs

Answer 2

Francis Fukuyama

Question 3

Dependency on technology shapes human behavior

Answer 3

Jacques Ellul

Question 4

• Manipualtion of an organism’s genetic material.
• It has been applied in numerous fields including research, medicine, industrial biotechnology, and agriculture
• Applications: GMO’s, cloning, and gene therapy

Answer 4

Genetic Engineering

Question 5

Design and operation of robots

Answer 5

Robotics

Question 6

operate in a controlled environment where they do simple, monotonous tasks

Answer 6

Pre-Programmed Robots

Question 7

robots that look like and/or mimic human behavior- Sophia

Answer 7

Humanoid Robots

Question 8

operate independently of human operators

Answer 8

Autonomous Robots

Question 9

mechanical bots controlled by humans

Answer 9

Teleoperated Robots

Question 10

either enhance current human capabilities or replace the capabilities a human may have lost

Answer 10

Augmenting Robots

Question 11

Manipulation at the atomic/molecular level

Answer 11

Nanotechnology

Question 12

Machines simualting human intelligence

Answer 12

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Question 13

Norvig and Russell defined Artificial Intelligence in four approaches: ___________ _________, ___________ ________, __________ ___________ ___ ______ _______

Answer 13

Thinking rationally, thinking humanly, acting rationally and acting humanly

Question 14

• Electric/Self-driving cars
• Robot butlers
• Flying cars
• Space tourism
• Colonization of other planets
• Wearables screens
• 3D printed Food and Metal
• 5G-6G connectivity
• Re-engineering and Recycling
• High-rise farms
• Lab-grown meats
• Robot soldiers
• Roads over rivers and seas
• Holography
• Body implants prosthesis

Answer 14

Examples of Emerging Technologies Shaping our Future

Question 15

• Ethical Dilemmas:
• Human devaluation.
• Reduced demand for human labor.
• High costs and social inequality.
• Environmental and social isolation issues.
• Potential Risks:
• Weapons of mass destruction (KMD, WMD)
• Over-reliance on automation

Answer 15

Examples of Ethical and Societal Concerns