Futurism

Dr. Anders Sandberg is one of those rare individuals who clearly loves his work and is always very enthusiastic to discuss it. In a new interview with Nikola Danaylov, Sandberg discusses the role of philosophy and technology in our long-term futures.

Dr. Anders Sandberg is a well known transhumanist, futurist, computational neuroscientist and currently a research fellow at the Future of Humanity Institute in Oxford University.

Dr. Sandberg is one of those rare individuals who clearly loves his work and is always very enthusiastic to discuss it.

During the interview with Singularity Weblog's Nikola Danaylov (aka. Socrates) a wide variety of topics are covered such as: his childhood and early passion for science fiction; his intellectual journey from science fiction to science and -- eventually - to ethics; the goals and benchmarks of his work; human enhancement, body modification and the risks of early adopters; the problem of finding the right priorities; the technological singularity and our chances of surviving it; other existential threats to humanity.

A great quote to take away from the interview is: "The Singularity should not stop us from thinking!"



SOURCE  Singularity Weblog

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