Transhumanism is a philosophical, cultural, and political movement that holds that the human species is only now in a comparatively early phase and that its very evolution will be altered by developing technologies. Future humans will, in effect, be very unlike their current incarnation in both physical and mental capacities and will be more like certain persons depicted in science fiction novels. Transhumanists share the belief that an outcome in which humans have radically advanced intelligence, near immortality, deep friendships with AI (artificial intelligence) creatures, and elective body characteristics is a very desirable end for both one’s own personal development and for the development of our species as a whole.
Despite its science fiction-like flavor, the issues that transhumanism presents deserve to be taken seriously because the beginning stages of this radical alteration are supposed to be the outcome of technological developments that are either here, if not generally available, or more commonly technologies that are accepted by many in the relevant scientific fields as being on their way (Roco & Bainbridge, 2002).

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