Technology versus Humanity

“AI is really changing every profession and every industry. There's almost nothing that won't be touched by AI,” Kai-Fu Lee said. “You could easily imagine education applications for instance — AI could replace a lot of the basic teaching functions. Medicine and health are also key areas.””

Sinovation Ventures’ Dr. Kai-Fu Lee is betting big on artificial intelligence
http://social.techcrunch.com/2016/11/06/sinovation-ventures-dr-kai-fu-lee-is-betting-big-on-artificial-intelligence/
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“progress is the religion that makes its believers feel best. Science satisfies the secular deeply, say social psychologists from the University of Cologne, Germany. In fact, praying at the altar of technology provides more powerful benefits to devotees of progress than the traditional gods give the faithful.”

To be happier, pray at the altar of progress and put your faith in technology
http://qz.com/824736/faith-in-technology-and-progress-makes-you-happier-than-religion-and-belief-in-god/
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“Human DNA is, however, merely one of many commercial targets of ethical concern. The DNA of every single organism — every plant, every animal, every bacterium — is now fair game for genetic manipulation. We are entering an age of backyard synthetic biology that should worry everybody. And it is coming about because of CRISPRs: clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats.”

Why there’s an urgent need for a moratorium on gene editing
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2015/09/08/why-theres-an-urgent-need-for-a-moratorium-on-gene-editing/
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“Within a few years, our genome, microbiome, behavior and environment will all be mapped and measured, and prescriptive-medicine systems based on artificial intelligence will help us feel better and live longer.”

Future medical breakthroughs may come from an unexpected industry
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2016/10/25/future-medical-breakthroughs-may-come-from-an-unexpected-industry/
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