*What happens if artificial intelligence refuses to merge with humanity?*
Zoltan Istvan says transhumanism once assumed humans and AI would eventually unite, but rapid advances in artificial intelligence have created a new uncertainty about humanity’s future.
0:00 The New Problem Facing Transhumanism
1:04 What Transhumanism Seeks to Achieve
4:27 Why AI Threatens the Transhumanist Dream
10:42 Returning to the Life Sciences
12:47 The Transhumanist Olympics
15:25 Predictions for the Future of Human Enhancement
*Zoltan Istvan Gyurko*, professionally known as Zoltan Istvan, is an American transhumanist, journalist, entrepreneur, political candidate, and futurist.
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