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Do You Even Lift, Bro? Hardiman Was GE's Muscular Take On The Human-Machine Interface

August 25, 2016
Decades before driverless car researchers struggled to create an effective human-machine interface, GE was wrestling with its own, lower-tech version of how to meld steel and flesh. It was called the Hardiman.
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Exploring the Brain’s Potential — Interview with Jon Sigurdsson of Össur

Jon Sigurdsson President And Ceo Of Ossur
January 12, 2016
Having created the first mind-controlled Bionic prosthetic leg, the head of Icelandic firm Össur discusses the promise — and challenges — of brain research.One of the most exciting frontiers of exploration in science isn’t some faraway galaxy — it’s in our heads.
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Are Humans Becoming More God-Like? Interview with Yuval Noah Harari of Hebrew University

Yuval Noah Harari Professor At Hebrew University In Jerusalem
November 15, 2015

Technology will enable people to “upgrade” to god-like cyborgs in a century or two. That could be a good thing, as long as the technology is serving us — not the other way around.

 

Is technology enabling us to become ever-more god-like? And would that be a good thing?

As artificial intelligence (AI) and embedded technologies empower people to become “more than human,” future advances could become as much of an ethical question as a technological one.
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