Human brains are constantly implanted with chips, and they may become immortal supermen, but will we still have abundant human feelings and unlimited creativity? While artificial intelligence has brought great convenience to the world, will one day turn to manipulate, replace, and harm humans? Gene editing germ cells may cure many diseases, but will it endanger the human gene pool and the natural biological world? Ethicist and Professor from the Department of Philosophy's new work "Do Humans Have a Future" examines the relationship between artificial intelligence and genetic technology and our reality from the perspective of bottom-line ethics western cultural wisdom, and proposes preventive ethics and laws Normative assumptions. Today, we must not only learn to adjust the "interpersonal relationship", but also learn to adjust the "human-machine relationship." In a sense, "Is there a future for mankind" is a work of worry, expressing a kind of worry about the lack of imagination and insufficient response to the crisis of modern civilized society.
"Does Humans Have a Future" considers the difference between humans and machines? Nowadays, humans are inferior to machines in terms of computing and memory capabilities, but many important inventions and creations, even those in natural sciences, do not rely so much on computing and memory capabilities, let alone the creation of humanities and arts. In the future, people may lose out to machines in many things, and many jobs will be done by machines, but what is left in the end happens to be the fundamental thing that can mark humans and animals, and it is also the most special and important "human beings". It is human consciousness, including reason, emotion and will, and of course moral considerations. At present, in chess, face recognition, and speech recognition, artificial intelligence can rival and even surpass humans, but humans are unique in their ability to love and be loved.
The current achievements of mankind have solved the problem of temperature saturation and premature death to a considerable extent in the world. What should mankind pursue next? Should we continue to pursue material and physical satisfaction, or should we consider the right balance and pursue spiritual and cultural achievements? What will people do? "Is there a future for mankind" suggests that perhaps it is necessary to return to the humanities and rethink the ancient "learning to grow up". "Humans are above and beyond things. They are able to grasp things, but first of all, they are people who can control themselves." Although it is no longer possible for us to completely return to tradition, humanistic wisdom is a necessary adjustment and It is still possible and necessary to prepare for every time in the future. It is necessary to adjust the modern principle of "learning to imperial things" based on the classical principle of "learning to be an adult". Robots or man-made objects can never reach the full capabilities of human beings, especially the highest human abilities in humanities and arts, spiritual beliefs, philosophical thinking, and historical awareness, or the ability to reflect human characteristics. But artificial intelligence can acquire a kind of ability to conquer or destroy human beings, so it is not superfluous to have an early warning in thought and prevention in action.