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Transhumanism

5 min de leitura · vocabulario científico-técnico · construcciones pasivas e impersonales

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Vocabulário

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

Expressões

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

Erros frequentes

~~La inteligencia artificial es consciente~~
La inteligencia artificial es autoconsciente
In Spanish, "consciente" simply means "awake/aware." For self-awareness, use "autoconsciente"
~~Las tecnologías del genoma~~
Las tecnologías genómicas
The adjective "genómico/a" is preferred over "del genoma" in scientific register
~~Hacer una prótesis~~
Colocar / implantar una prótesis
You don't "make" a prosthesis for a patient — you "place" or "implant" it
~~La ética no permite que hagamos eso~~
La ética no nos permite hacer eso
With "permitir," the infinitive construction is more natural than the subjunctive here
~~Investigar sobre la consciencia~~
Investigar la consciencia
The verb "investigar" is transitive in Spanish — no preposition "sobre" is needed

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