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Silicon Valley is cheerleading the prospect of human–AI hybrids — we should be worried
Ray Choi
August 17, 2024
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3 His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 4 Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. [2 Peter 1:3-4 ESV]
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🦾 Silicon Valley is cheerleading the prospect of human–AI hybrids — we should be worried
📹️ AI-powered CCTV cameras for Olympics could be coming to a city near you
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A pseudo-religion dressed up as technoscience promises human transcendence at the cost of extinction.
The US computer scientist, inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil is a prophet of transhumanism, the movement that advocates for the possibility, even the moral imperative, of technologically tinkering with the human condition to enhance our cognition and eventually transcend our biology.
In his book The Singularity is Nearer — a sequel to The Singularity is Near (2005) — Kurzweil says that humanity is about to enter a new epoch in the history of intelligence: the merging of humans with artificial intelligence (AI). He borrows the ‘singularity’ metaphor from the physics of black holes: as we fall into the abyss of ever-improving computing power, what it means to be human seems to be on the verge of breaking down.
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Ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympic games, France added AI-powered CCTV cameras across the capital, initially as a temporary measure, but the experiment is set to continue until March 2025.
These cameras were used to analyze live images to identify predefined movements which would then send an alert to operators who could take action. The algorithm-driven cameras were used for the detection of forgotten luggage, population density, and crowd movements.
While the security crackdown has become a necessary step ahead of major events, not everyone is happy with the prolonged use of AI surveillance. Félix Tréguer, who is a member of the French advocacy group La Quadrature du Net, spoke to TechRadar: “The ongoing experiments are the first step towards the legalization of these technologies.”
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Listen or read the following transcript as Richard Belcher delves into the early chapters of Daniel. He provides a theological and historical analysis of the visions and prophecies found therein, and discussing their implications for understanding God’s sovereignty and the end times.
The following unedited transcript is provided by Beluga AI.
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