Humans Should Challenge Technology by Becoming a Cyborg - New York Times

Neil Harbisson is a British artist and cyborg activist. Born with color blindness, he has had an antenna implanted in his skull that allows him to extend his perception of color beyond the visual spectrum. He is on Twitter (@NeilHarbisson)

I don’t think machines will be interested in murdering and destroying us; that wouldn’t be intelligent enough — humans already know how to do that. Evading death by robot, however, isn’t our only concern as artificial intelligence begins to rise. If we don’t want technology to become more intelligent than humans, then humans need to become technology. If we become cyborgs we can evolve at the same speed as our technological counterparts. By adding artificial senses to our bodies, we will be able to extend our perception of reality, acquire more knowledge and become more intelligent.

As cyborgs we can evolve at the same speed as our technological counterparts.

We are the first generation that can truly decide who we want to be as a species. We can add new senses and additional organs to extend our bodies’ capacity to experience the world. We can, in effect, redesign ourselves. Our current evolutionary step is to merge with technology and take an active part in the birth of our future selves.

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