Brandon asked the question in his blog: "Are humans the end of natural evolution?"
My answer:
We're constantly evolving! Homo Sapiens have existed for a long time. From Neanderthals to Ancient Egypt to The Dark Ages to the Renaissance to The Industrial Revolution to the Space Race to now we've seen a lot of change. Who's to say we can't continue? Humans are constantly looking for ways to improve upon the way things are. Right now we're putting most of our energy into technology.
There are a lot of concerns when we think of the advancement of technology. The main concern is artificial intelligence. What happens when machines can think like humans? Maybe that's the advancement that will continue evolution, but it's hard to know.
Another possibility is combining technology with the human brain. M.T. Anderson suggests what might happen if we were wired to the internet, and his illustration is a scary one, where language, intelligence, emotion, human interaction, etc. all seem to go down the drain.
My question is: Will our intelligence decline as technology continues to advance? Are we unfit in the realm of evolution?
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