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By Carl Hayden Smith
It is ironic that many developers in the 1990’s assumed that they were creating technology in order to free up more time for usto spend in more meaningful ways. Instead that technology has enslaved us into an illusory world, which in some cases has become more real than materiality itself.
Rather than live in an age of enlightenment, humanity has been plugged itself into the feed, and whilst being connected to this feed, we have largely become passive consumers. We are populating and occupying our minds almost entirely with input from this feed, it holds our attention and suffocates our perceptual bandwidth, making us prisoners of the digital panopticon. We have become a ‘fast-food thought’ generation and through this over stimulation we are easy targets for media neuro-hacking. Technology is not the problem in and of itself, but rather the way we have (mis)used it. Technology has primarily become a means of entertainment, and as we become locked into endless projected realities, we have forgotten that technology could instead be used to develop a broader range of states of awareness.
Hyperhumanism examines how technology can help us to transform the human condition.
Transhumanism requires us to become dependent on technology which subverts our ability to develop the skills for ourselves. In contrast, Hyperhumanism uses technology as a catalyst for developing our own innate human abilities.
“We need to think about a new form of human becoming, which has a deeper interpretation on the potentialities of the futurethan Transhumanism, where we just imagine AI is taking over from human becoming” Cadell Last
We are not machines, so let’s not aspire to become them.
Humans are not evolutionarily equipped to deal with the level of complexity that the rapid rise in disruptive technology is creating. ‘Design or be designed’ is the new mantra. How do we use powerful tools like Machine Learning and AI to help us become more human? This is the basis of Hyperhumanism. ‘Hyper’ means we may not even be ‘human yet’, and we must therefore seek to include the perspectives of all species, to really define what it means to be human.
How can AI contribute to a holistic understanding of what it is to be human, within all of life? AI is a codified representation of human prejudice, therefore in order to really train the AI to maximise towards the appreciation, understanding and betterment of life, we need to feed the algorithm with the most appropriate version of humanity. That version of humanity may not exist yet, and is not found in Humanism, Posthumanism, Metahumanism or Transhumanism.
Hyperhumanism is a call to remember our natural capacity to shift states, by utilising both traditional analogue practice(shamanic/indigenous) and modern technology (sensory augmentation/AR). This combination acts as a guide towards collaborative and integrated levels of consciousness, both internally, between our sensory and cognitive capacities and externally, with one another and our planet. Hyperhumanism represents the potential of a new type of human becoming (which crucially is still human and remains human).
It is ironic that many developers in the 1990’s assumed that they were creating technology in order to free up more time for usto spend in more meaningful ways. Instead that technology has enslaved us into an illusory world, which in some cases has become more real than materiality itself.
Rather than live in an age of enlightenment, humanity has been plugged itself into the feed, and whilst being connected to this feed, we have largely become passive consumers. We are populating and occupying our minds almost entirely with input from this feed, it holds our attention and suffocates our perceptual bandwidth, making us prisoners of the digital panopticon. We have become a ‘fast-food thought’ generation and through this over stimulation we are easy targets for media neuro-hacking. Technology is not the problem in and of itself, but rather the way we have (mis)used it. Technology has primarily become a means of entertainment, and as we become locked into endless projected realities, we have forgotten that technology could instead be used to develop a broader range of states of awareness.
Hyperhumanism examines how technology can help us to transform the human condition.
Transhumanism requires us to become dependent on technology which subverts our ability to develop the skills for ourselves. In contrast, Hyperhumanism uses technology as a catalyst for developing our own innate human abilities.
“We need to think about a new form of human becoming, which has a deeper interpretation on the potentialities of the futurethan Transhumanism, where we just imagine AI is taking over from human becoming” Cadell Last
We are not machines, so let’s not aspire to become them.
Humans are not evolutionarily equipped to deal with the level of complexity that the rapid rise in disruptive technology is creating. ‘Design or be designed’ is the new mantra. How do we use powerful tools like Machine Learning and AI to help us become more human? This is the basis of Hyperhumanism. ‘Hyper’ means we may not even be ‘human yet’, and we must therefore seek to include the perspectives of all species, to really define what it means to be human.
How can AI contribute to a holistic understanding of what it is to be human, within all of life? AI is a codified representation of human prejudice, therefore in order to really train the AI to maximise towards the appreciation, understanding and betterment of life, we need to feed the algorithm with the most appropriate version of humanity. That version of humanity may not exist yet, and is not found in Humanism, Posthumanism, Metahumanism or Transhumanism.
Hyperhumanism is a call to remember our natural capacity to shift states, by utilising both traditional analogue practice(shamanic/indigenous) and modern technology (sensory augmentation/AR). This combination acts as a guide towards collaborative and integrated levels of consciousness, both internally, between our sensory and cognitive capacities and externally, with one another and our planet. Hyperhumanism represents the potential of a new type of human becoming (which crucially is still human and remains human).
Carl Hayden Smith is Associate Professor of Media at the University of East London. He is also Founder of the Museum ofConsciousness at Oxford University and co-founder of the Cyberdelics Society. His research concentrates on the relationship between technology and the human condition.
By Carl Hayden Smith
It is ironic that many developers in the 1990’s assumed that they were creating technology in order to free up more time for usto spend in more meaningful ways. Instead that technology has enslaved us into an illusory world, which in some cases has become more real than materiality itself.
Rather than live in an age of enlightenment, humanity has been plugged itself into the feed, and whilst being connected to this feed, we have largely become passive consumers. We are populating and occupying our minds almost entirely with input from this feed, it holds our attention and suffocates our perceptual bandwidth, making us prisoners of the digital panopticon. We have become a ‘fast-food thought’ generation and through this over stimulation we are easy targets for media neuro-hacking. Technology is not the problem in and of itself, but rather the way we have (mis)used it. Technology has primarily become a means of entertainment, and as we become locked into endless projected realities, we have forgotten that technology could instead be used to develop a broader range of states of awareness.
Hyperhumanism examines how technology can help us to transform the human condition.
Transhumanism requires us to become dependent on technology which subverts our ability to develop the skills for ourselves. In contrast, Hyperhumanism uses technology as a catalyst for developing our own innate human abilities.
“We need to think about a new form of human becoming, which has a deeper interpretation on the potentialities of the futurethan Transhumanism, where we just imagine AI is taking over from human becoming” Cadell Last
We are not machines, so let’s not aspire to become them.
Humans are not evolutionarily equipped to deal with the level of complexity that the rapid rise in disruptive technology is creating. ‘Design or be designed’ is the new mantra. How do we use powerful tools like Machine Learning and AI to help us become more human? This is the basis of Hyperhumanism. ‘Hyper’ means we may not even be ‘human yet’, and we must therefore seek to include the perspectives of all species, to really define what it means to be human.
How can AI contribute to a holistic understanding of what it is to be human, within all of life? AI is a codified representation of human prejudice, therefore in order to really train the AI to maximise towards the appreciation, understanding and betterment of life, we need to feed the algorithm with the most appropriate version of humanity. That version of humanity may not exist yet, and is not found in Humanism, Posthumanism, Metahumanism or Transhumanism.
Hyperhumanism is a call to remember our natural capacity to shift states, by utilising both traditional analogue practice(shamanic/indigenous) and modern technology (sensory augmentation/AR). This combination acts as a guide towards collaborative and integrated levels of consciousness, both internally, between our sensory and cognitive capacities and externally, with one another and our planet. Hyperhumanism represents the potential of a new type of human becoming (which crucially is still human and remains human).
It is ironic that many developers in the 1990’s assumed that they were creating technology in order to free up more time for usto spend in more meaningful ways. Instead that technology has enslaved us into an illusory world, which in some cases has become more real than materiality itself.
Rather than live in an age of enlightenment, humanity has been plugged itself into the feed, and whilst being connected to this feed, we have largely become passive consumers. We are populating and occupying our minds almost entirely with input from this feed, it holds our attention and suffocates our perceptual bandwidth, making us prisoners of the digital panopticon. We have become a ‘fast-food thought’ generation and through this over stimulation we are easy targets for media neuro-hacking. Technology is not the problem in and of itself, but rather the way we have (mis)used it. Technology has primarily become a means of entertainment, and as we become locked into endless projected realities, we have forgotten that technology could instead be used to develop a broader range of states of awareness.
Hyperhumanism examines how technology can help us to transform the human condition.
Transhumanism requires us to become dependent on technology which subverts our ability to develop the skills for ourselves. In contrast, Hyperhumanism uses technology as a catalyst for developing our own innate human abilities.
“We need to think about a new form of human becoming, which has a deeper interpretation on the potentialities of the futurethan Transhumanism, where we just imagine AI is taking over from human becoming” Cadell Last
We are not machines, so let’s not aspire to become them.
Humans are not evolutionarily equipped to deal with the level of complexity that the rapid rise in disruptive technology is creating. ‘Design or be designed’ is the new mantra. How do we use powerful tools like Machine Learning and AI to help us become more human? This is the basis of Hyperhumanism. ‘Hyper’ means we may not even be ‘human yet’, and we must therefore seek to include the perspectives of all species, to really define what it means to be human.
How can AI contribute to a holistic understanding of what it is to be human, within all of life? AI is a codified representation of human prejudice, therefore in order to really train the AI to maximise towards the appreciation, understanding and betterment of life, we need to feed the algorithm with the most appropriate version of humanity. That version of humanity may not exist yet, and is not found in Humanism, Posthumanism, Metahumanism or Transhumanism.
Hyperhumanism is a call to remember our natural capacity to shift states, by utilising both traditional analogue practice(shamanic/indigenous) and modern technology (sensory augmentation/AR). This combination acts as a guide towards collaborative and integrated levels of consciousness, both internally, between our sensory and cognitive capacities and externally, with one another and our planet. Hyperhumanism represents the potential of a new type of human becoming (which crucially is still human and remains human).
Carl Hayden Smith is Associate Professor of Media at the University of East London. He is also Founder of the Museum ofConsciousness at Oxford University and co-founder of the Cyberdelics Society. His research concentrates on the relationship between technology and the human condition.
By Carl Hayden Smith
It is ironic that many developers in the 1990’s assumed that they were creating technology in order to free up more time for usto spend in more meaningful ways. Instead that technology has enslaved us into an illusory world, which in some cases has become more real than materiality itself.
Rather than live in an age of enlightenment, humanity has been plugged itself into the feed, and whilst being connected to this feed, we have largely become passive consumers. We are populating and occupying our minds almost entirely with input from this feed, it holds our attention and suffocates our perceptual bandwidth, making us prisoners of the digital panopticon. We have become a ‘fast-food thought’ generation and through this over stimulation we are easy targets for media neuro-hacking. Technology is not the problem in and of itself, but rather the way we have (mis)used it. Technology has primarily become a means of entertainment, and as we become locked into endless projected realities, we have forgotten that technology could instead be used to develop a broader range of states of awareness.
Hyperhumanism examines how technology can help us to transform the human condition.
Transhumanism requires us to become dependent on technology which subverts our ability to develop the skills for ourselves. In contrast, Hyperhumanism uses technology as a catalyst for developing our own innate human abilities.
“We need to think about a new form of human becoming, which has a deeper interpretation on the potentialities of the futurethan Transhumanism, where we just imagine AI is taking over from human becoming” Cadell Last
We are not machines, so let’s not aspire to become them.
Humans are not evolutionarily equipped to deal with the level of complexity that the rapid rise in disruptive technology is creating. ‘Design or be designed’ is the new mantra. How do we use powerful tools like Machine Learning and AI to help us become more human? This is the basis of Hyperhumanism. ‘Hyper’ means we may not even be ‘human yet’, and we must therefore seek to include the perspectives of all species, to really define what it means to be human.
How can AI contribute to a holistic understanding of what it is to be human, within all of life? AI is a codified representation of human prejudice, therefore in order to really train the AI to maximise towards the appreciation, understanding and betterment of life, we need to feed the algorithm with the most appropriate version of humanity. That version of humanity may not exist yet, and is not found in Humanism, Posthumanism, Metahumanism or Transhumanism.
Hyperhumanism is a call to remember our natural capacity to shift states, by utilising both traditional analogue practice(shamanic/indigenous) and modern technology (sensory augmentation/AR). This combination acts as a guide towards collaborative and integrated levels of consciousness, both internally, between our sensory and cognitive capacities and externally, with one another and our planet. Hyperhumanism represents the potential of a new type of human becoming (which crucially is still human and remains human).
It is ironic that many developers in the 1990’s assumed that they were creating technology in order to free up more time for usto spend in more meaningful ways. Instead that technology has enslaved us into an illusory world, which in some cases has become more real than materiality itself.
Rather than live in an age of enlightenment, humanity has been plugged itself into the feed, and whilst being connected to this feed, we have largely become passive consumers. We are populating and occupying our minds almost entirely with input from this feed, it holds our attention and suffocates our perceptual bandwidth, making us prisoners of the digital panopticon. We have become a ‘fast-food thought’ generation and through this over stimulation we are easy targets for media neuro-hacking. Technology is not the problem in and of itself, but rather the way we have (mis)used it. Technology has primarily become a means of entertainment, and as we become locked into endless projected realities, we have forgotten that technology could instead be used to develop a broader range of states of awareness.
Hyperhumanism examines how technology can help us to transform the human condition.
Transhumanism requires us to become dependent on technology which subverts our ability to develop the skills for ourselves. In contrast, Hyperhumanism uses technology as a catalyst for developing our own innate human abilities.
“We need to think about a new form of human becoming, which has a deeper interpretation on the potentialities of the futurethan Transhumanism, where we just imagine AI is taking over from human becoming” Cadell Last
We are not machines, so let’s not aspire to become them.
Humans are not evolutionarily equipped to deal with the level of complexity that the rapid rise in disruptive technology is creating. ‘Design or be designed’ is the new mantra. How do we use powerful tools like Machine Learning and AI to help us become more human? This is the basis of Hyperhumanism. ‘Hyper’ means we may not even be ‘human yet’, and we must therefore seek to include the perspectives of all species, to really define what it means to be human.
How can AI contribute to a holistic understanding of what it is to be human, within all of life? AI is a codified representation of human prejudice, therefore in order to really train the AI to maximise towards the appreciation, understanding and betterment of life, we need to feed the algorithm with the most appropriate version of humanity. That version of humanity may not exist yet, and is not found in Humanism, Posthumanism, Metahumanism or Transhumanism.
Hyperhumanism is a call to remember our natural capacity to shift states, by utilising both traditional analogue practice(shamanic/indigenous) and modern technology (sensory augmentation/AR). This combination acts as a guide towards collaborative and integrated levels of consciousness, both internally, between our sensory and cognitive capacities and externally, with one another and our planet. Hyperhumanism represents the potential of a new type of human becoming (which crucially is still human and remains human).
Carl Hayden Smith is Associate Professor of Media at the University of East London. He is also Founder of the Museum ofConsciousness at Oxford University and co-founder of the Cyberdelics Society. His research concentrates on the relationship between technology and the human condition.
By Carl Hayden Smith
It is ironic that many developers in the 1990’s assumed that they were creating technology in order to free up more time for usto spend in more meaningful ways. Instead that technology has enslaved us into an illusory world, which in some cases has become more real than materiality itself.
Rather than live in an age of enlightenment, humanity has been plugged itself into the feed, and whilst being connected to this feed, we have largely become passive consumers. We are populating and occupying our minds almost entirely with input from this feed, it holds our attention and suffocates our perceptual bandwidth, making us prisoners of the digital panopticon. We have become a ‘fast-food thought’ generation and through this over stimulation we are easy targets for media neuro-hacking. Technology is not the problem in and of itself, but rather the way we have (mis)used it. Technology has primarily become a means of entertainment, and as we become locked into endless projected realities, we have forgotten that technology could instead be used to develop a broader range of states of awareness.
Hyperhumanism examines how technology can help us to transform the human condition.
Transhumanism requires us to become dependent on technology which subverts our ability to develop the skills for ourselves. In contrast, Hyperhumanism uses technology as a catalyst for developing our own innate human abilities.
“We need to think about a new form of human becoming, which has a deeper interpretation on the potentialities of the futurethan Transhumanism, where we just imagine AI is taking over from human becoming” Cadell Last
We are not machines, so let’s not aspire to become them.
Humans are not evolutionarily equipped to deal with the level of complexity that the rapid rise in disruptive technology is creating. ‘Design or be designed’ is the new mantra. How do we use powerful tools like Machine Learning and AI to help us become more human? This is the basis of Hyperhumanism. ‘Hyper’ means we may not even be ‘human yet’, and we must therefore seek to include the perspectives of all species, to really define what it means to be human.
How can AI contribute to a holistic understanding of what it is to be human, within all of life? AI is a codified representation of human prejudice, therefore in order to really train the AI to maximise towards the appreciation, understanding and betterment of life, we need to feed the algorithm with the most appropriate version of humanity. That version of humanity may not exist yet, and is not found in Humanism, Posthumanism, Metahumanism or Transhumanism.
Hyperhumanism is a call to remember our natural capacity to shift states, by utilising both traditional analogue practice(shamanic/indigenous) and modern technology (sensory augmentation/AR). This combination acts as a guide towards collaborative and integrated levels of consciousness, both internally, between our sensory and cognitive capacities and externally, with one another and our planet. Hyperhumanism represents the potential of a new type of human becoming (which crucially is still human and remains human).
It is ironic that many developers in the 1990’s assumed that they were creating technology in order to free up more time for usto spend in more meaningful ways. Instead that technology has enslaved us into an illusory world, which in some cases has become more real than materiality itself.
Rather than live in an age of enlightenment, humanity has been plugged itself into the feed, and whilst being connected to this feed, we have largely become passive consumers. We are populating and occupying our minds almost entirely with input from this feed, it holds our attention and suffocates our perceptual bandwidth, making us prisoners of the digital panopticon. We have become a ‘fast-food thought’ generation and through this over stimulation we are easy targets for media neuro-hacking. Technology is not the problem in and of itself, but rather the way we have (mis)used it. Technology has primarily become a means of entertainment, and as we become locked into endless projected realities, we have forgotten that technology could instead be used to develop a broader range of states of awareness.
Hyperhumanism examines how technology can help us to transform the human condition.
Transhumanism requires us to become dependent on technology which subverts our ability to develop the skills for ourselves. In contrast, Hyperhumanism uses technology as a catalyst for developing our own innate human abilities.
“We need to think about a new form of human becoming, which has a deeper interpretation on the potentialities of the futurethan Transhumanism, where we just imagine AI is taking over from human becoming” Cadell Last
We are not machines, so let’s not aspire to become them.
Humans are not evolutionarily equipped to deal with the level of complexity that the rapid rise in disruptive technology is creating. ‘Design or be designed’ is the new mantra. How do we use powerful tools like Machine Learning and AI to help us become more human? This is the basis of Hyperhumanism. ‘Hyper’ means we may not even be ‘human yet’, and we must therefore seek to include the perspectives of all species, to really define what it means to be human.
How can AI contribute to a holistic understanding of what it is to be human, within all of life? AI is a codified representation of human prejudice, therefore in order to really train the AI to maximise towards the appreciation, understanding and betterment of life, we need to feed the algorithm with the most appropriate version of humanity. That version of humanity may not exist yet, and is not found in Humanism, Posthumanism, Metahumanism or Transhumanism.
Hyperhumanism is a call to remember our natural capacity to shift states, by utilising both traditional analogue practice(shamanic/indigenous) and modern technology (sensory augmentation/AR). This combination acts as a guide towards collaborative and integrated levels of consciousness, both internally, between our sensory and cognitive capacities and externally, with one another and our planet. Hyperhumanism represents the potential of a new type of human becoming (which crucially is still human and remains human).
Carl Hayden Smith is Associate Professor of Media at the University of East London. He is also Founder of the Museum ofConsciousness at Oxford University and co-founder of the Cyberdelics Society. His research concentrates on the relationship between technology and the human condition.