Humanities (Feb 2022)

Transhumanities as the Pinnacle and a Bridge

  • Piotr (Peter) Boltuc

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/h11010027
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
p. 27

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Transhumanities are designed as a multidisciplinary approach that transcends the limitations not only of specific disciplines, but also of the human species; these are primarily humanities for advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI leading to AGI). The view that philosophy, ethics and related disciplines pertain to all rational beings, not solely to humans, is essential to the philosophy of Immanuel Kant. This approach turns out to be practical at the epoch of advanced AI. Many authors ponder how a kernel of ethical respect for human beings can be built into Artificial General Intelligence by the time it becomes a reality. I argue that the task requires, among other components, inculcating the core of the Humanities into advanced AI.

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