Call for Papers: Expanding Human Boundaries: Cognitive Enhancement, AI and Mind Machine Mergers
Journal of Evolution and Technology
A Journal for the scholarly exploration of the evolution of the human species.
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"Expanding Human Boundaries: Cognitive Enhancement, AI and Mind Machine Mergers"
Expected publication: November 2011
Submissions are invited for a special issue of the journal on the topic of ethical, legal, and social implications of cognitive enhancement, mind machine mergers (cyborgization), uploading and artificial intelligence.
Guest editors:
* Linda MacDonald Glenn, JD, LLM, Alden March Bioethics Institute, Albany Medical Center, New York, USA
* Russell Blackford, PhD LLB, University of Newcastle, Australia
Contact us with any questions at lglenn3000@gmail.com or russellblackford@bigpond.com.
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Important dates
Submission deadline: June 1, 2011
Notification of acceptance/rejection: July 15, 2011
Final revision deadline:September 1, 2011
Focus of the Special Issue
Can and should use we technology to overcome the limitations of the human brain and body? For example, Humanity Plus advocates often promote the use of technology to radically increase our lifespan, intelligence, happiness, and virtue. Currently, cognitive enhancement is progressing along three vectors.
One vector is cognitive enhancement using pharmaceuticals, genetic therapies and tissue engineering. Direct modification of the organic brain will allow human beings to increase our intelligence, expand our memory, sharpen our capacity for concentration, and eliminate cognitive and psychological disabilities.
A second vector is through ‘cyborgization’ - the incorporation of devices, nanorobots and computers into the body. This trajectory may permit the augmentation of the senses with artificial hearing and sight superior to organic ears and eyes, the direct augmentation of cognition with brain prostheses, and connecting the brain wirelessly to the Internet. These technologies will likely converge with the growth of virtual worlds and augmented reality, blurring divisions between the “virtual” and the “real.”
The third vector of human enhancement is through the creation of ‘mind-children,’ computers and robots with, at least, human-level cognition, emotions and abilities. These machine minds may be created either through efforts to create artificial life and general intelligence, and/or by uploading human minds into machines. Once created these machine minds may be far more capable and powerful than organic humans.
READ MORE http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/cfpjet2011
A Journal for the scholarly exploration of the evolution of the human species.
on
"Expanding Human Boundaries: Cognitive Enhancement, AI and Mind Machine Mergers"
Expected publication: November 2011
Submissions are invited for a special issue of the journal on the topic of ethical, legal, and social implications of cognitive enhancement, mind machine mergers (cyborgization), uploading and artificial intelligence.
Guest editors:
* Linda MacDonald Glenn, JD, LLM, Alden March Bioethics Institute, Albany Medical Center, New York, USA
* Russell Blackford, PhD LLB, University of Newcastle, Australia
Contact us with any questions at lglenn3000@gmail.com or russellblackford@bigpond.com.
Link
Important dates
Submission deadline: June 1, 2011
Notification of acceptance/rejection: July 15, 2011
Final revision deadline:September 1, 2011
Focus of the Special Issue
Can and should use we technology to overcome the limitations of the human brain and body? For example, Humanity Plus advocates often promote the use of technology to radically increase our lifespan, intelligence, happiness, and virtue. Currently, cognitive enhancement is progressing along three vectors.
One vector is cognitive enhancement using pharmaceuticals, genetic therapies and tissue engineering. Direct modification of the organic brain will allow human beings to increase our intelligence, expand our memory, sharpen our capacity for concentration, and eliminate cognitive and psychological disabilities.
A second vector is through ‘cyborgization’ - the incorporation of devices, nanorobots and computers into the body. This trajectory may permit the augmentation of the senses with artificial hearing and sight superior to organic ears and eyes, the direct augmentation of cognition with brain prostheses, and connecting the brain wirelessly to the Internet. These technologies will likely converge with the growth of virtual worlds and augmented reality, blurring divisions between the “virtual” and the “real.”
The third vector of human enhancement is through the creation of ‘mind-children,’ computers and robots with, at least, human-level cognition, emotions and abilities. These machine minds may be created either through efforts to create artificial life and general intelligence, and/or by uploading human minds into machines. Once created these machine minds may be far more capable and powerful than organic humans.
READ MORE http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/cfpjet2011
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