AI Definitions: Transhumanism

Transhumanism - A philosophical movement that advocates attempting to unlock human potential through artificial intelligence and science, with the goal of overcoming biological limitations and combating aging and illness to achieve immortality. This might be achieved through humans merging with machines or upload human consciousness into digital realms. In effect, transhumanism seeks to redefine what it means to be human. In 1957, Julian Huxley summarized the term as “man remaining man, but transcending himself, by realizing new possibilities of and for his human nature.” Critics warn that this effort could erode the very qualities that define humanity, such as empathy, vulnerability and shared experience while exacerbating social inequalities.