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Transhumanism
Vocabulary
- transhumanismotranshumanism
- inteligencia artificialartificial intelligence
- biotecnologíabiotechnology
- singularidadsingularity
- posthumanismoposthumanism
- cibernéticacybernetics
- nanotecnologíananotechnology
- genomagenome
- bioéticabioethics
- neurociencianeuroscience
- algoritmoalgorithm
- conscienciaconsciousness
- inmortalidadimmortality
- prótesisprosthesis
Transhumanism: pushing the limits of being human
Transhumanismo is an intellectual movement that envisions improving the human condition through advanced technologies. In Spanish, this debate draws on a rich and specialized vocabulary.
Schools of thought
- Transhumanismo aims to augment human capabilities through technology while preserving our biological nature
- Posthumanismo goes further by questioning the very notion of humanity and envisions a total fusion with machines
- Singularidad refers to the hypothetical moment when artificial intelligence surpasses human intelligence
Technologies and sciences
- Biotecnología and nanotecnología are the technological pillars of transhumanism
- The human genoma is at the heart of debates on genetic modification and species enhancement
- Cibernética studies communication systems between humans and machines
- Advanced prótesis blur the line between repair and augmentation
Ethical challenges
- Bioética raises fundamental questions about the limits of technological intervention on living beings
- Consciencia and its relationship with artificial intelligence remain at the heart of the philosophical debate
- The quest for inmortalidad raises questions about social equity and access to technologies
- Neurociencia fuels both hopes and fears related to cognitive enhancement
Expressions
- Plantea dilemas éticos profundosIt raises deep ethical dilemmas
- ¿Dónde trazamos la línea?Where do we draw the line?
- La tecnología avanza más que la éticaTechnology advances faster than ethics
- Supone un cambio de paradigmaIt represents a paradigm shift
- No se pueden prever las consecuenciasThe consequences cannot be foreseen
- Es una cuestión de dignidad humanaIt is a matter of human dignity
- Abre la puerta a desigualdadesIt opens the door to inequalities
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