Transhumanism: A Technocratic Race to Transcend Humanity—But at What Cost?

Transhumanism, a movement making efforts to transcend our humanity. It sounds like it could be a good thing, in theory. But in practice, what could it entail? There’s biomedical augmentation, everything from artificial limbs to gene manipulation, in order to cure diseases and crippling conditions, and humanity’s pain and suffering—which is at times self inflicted. Elon Musk’s first Neuralink patient is now able to control a computer mouse. There’s also artificial intelligence and machine learning; seen by some as a promising development for achieving the pinnacle of human technology. Such promises include assisting us in everything, from writing emails to ensuring national security. ChatGPT, which was considered revolutionary just last year, is now just one in a crowd....