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I’d Rather Not Merge With Robots, Thank You
Yuval Harari's vision of the future should serve as a cautionary tale.
A desirable future?
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Israeli historian Yuval Harari is getting a lot of attention with a dramatic vision of the future, in which humans merge with technology to evolve beyond themselves and ultimately colonize outer space -- potentially making our generation one of the last of Homo Sapiens.
I'm hoping this is more of a cautionary tale than a roadmap for the development of our species.