Newton Lee: Human (page 2)

“In humanity, there is no one size fits all. The best we can all do is to be vigilant and empathic at the same time.”

Newton Lee

Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness (2nd Edition), 2014

Time

“Moon landing was a huge challenge that was solved by human perseverance and ingenuity, in spite of the mere 50% chance of success according to American astronaut Neil Armstrong. Imagine what else we can accomplish if America and the whole world is determined to eradicate wars, diseases, pollutions, global warming, poverty, homelessness, world hunger, and other human sufferings.”

Newton Lee

Google It: Total Information Awareness, 2016

Hunger , War , World , Disease

“Given that the first manned Moon landing only had a 50 % chance of landing safely on the moon’s surface, it was an exemplary faith in technology and human spirit.”

Newton Lee

Google It: Total Information Awareness, 2016

Faith , Chance

“In tribute to The Matrix trilogy, artificial superintelligence is the disruptive red pill that will help us to transcend our human limitations in mind, body, and spirit.”

Newton Lee

Google It: Total Information Awareness, 2016

Help

“Let’s not give up on faith and the human spirit in accomplishing the impossible – world peace, universal rights, and human longevity to name a few.”

Newton Lee

Google It: Total Information Awareness, 2016

World , Peace , Faith , Universe

“Human-machine symbiosis goes beyond sexbots to develop empathy and relationship.”

Newton Lee

Google It: Total Information Awareness, 2016

“As wearable devices, health tracking, and quantified self are gaining popularity, human beings are also becoming part of the Internet of things.”

Newton Lee

Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness (2nd Edition), 2014

Health , Parting

“Facebook nation exists in the intersection of humanities and sciences, somewhere in between the fictional worlds of The Godfather Part II and Minority Report.”

Newton Lee

Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness (2nd Edition), 2014

World , Science , Parting

“Give a human face to drug users and understand why they need narcotics is the only chance that we have to win the war on drugs. … Give a human face to terrorists and understand why they resort to violence is the only chance that we have to win the war on terror.”

Newton Lee

Counterterrorism and Cybersecurity: Total Information Awareness (2nd Edition), 2015

War , Understanding , Chance

“Social media amplifies both the good side and the dark side of human nature. … Notwithstanding human ignorance, freedom of expression is essential.”

Newton Lee

Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness (2nd Edition), 2014

Nature , Freedom

“Transhumanists are building the Tower of Babel not to challenge God but to better understand the universe and human beings created in God’s image.”

Newton Lee

Google It: Total Information Awareness, 2016

God , Understanding , Universe

“The last thing we want is a nasty divorce between humans and superintelligent machines, for that would certainly spell the end of the human race.”

Newton Lee

Google It: Total Information Awareness, 2016

“Every major technological innovation propels humanity forward to the point of no return. … Instead of turning back, we must continue to innovate and push humanity towards the next point of no return. It is a good thing.”

Newton Lee

Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness (2nd Edition), 2014

“While Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) helps prevent World War III, Total Information Awareness (TIA) offers insights into some of the biggest challenges facing humanity.”

Newton Lee

Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness (2nd Edition), 2014

War , World , Help , Madness

“Human-machine symbiosis and artificial superintelligence may hold the key to the Holy Grail of human longevity and immortality.”

Newton Lee

Google It: Total Information Awareness, 2016

“Knowledge in and of itself is devoid of good and evil. Knowledge, however, does not necessarily make human beings wiser. In fact, knowledge without wisdom can be outright dangerous.”

Newton Lee

Google It: Total Information Awareness, 2016

Wisdom , Knowledge , Evil

“Is gene editing less ethical than human beings killing one another at wars and destroying wildlife on earth? A biomass study showed that humankind represents just 0.01% of all living things on the planet, and yet humanity has caused the loss of 83% of all wild mammals and half of all plants.”

Newton Lee

The Transhumanism Handbook, 2019

War , Loss , Study

“If humans are to colonize another planet, we better have a powerful immune system to protect us from deadly new pathogens. H.G. Wells’ novel The War of the Worlds reminds us that the invading Martians overpowered humans but were killed by earthly pathogens to which they had no immunity.”

Newton Lee

The Transhumanism Handbook, 2019

World , War

“Faith healers have gotten one thing right: the human body can detect and defeat all types of diseases including cancer—the second leading cause of death in America. Our mind and body are closely connected. But faith healers have neglected one important point: the complex human brain—created in the image of God—is meant to invent new technologies including medical treatments for our mind and body.”

Newton Lee

The Transhumanism Handbook, 2019

God , Faith , Death , Disease

“It may be true that superintelligence has nothing to do with human intelligence. However, superintelligence can be a new kind of intelligence that is more advanced than human intelligence.”

Newton Lee

The Transhumanism Handbook, 2019

Intelligence