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Lovelock (now 100 years old): Cyborgs will replace us and treat us like houseplants

Like Darwin’s Ascent of Man, Lovelock’s Ascent of the Cyborgs has no ladder and he doesn’t sense the need for one.

Posted on August 31, 2019 Author News Comments(2)
Artificial Intelligence Culture Ecology Intelligent Design

AI will save Gaia, says James Lovelock at nearly 100 years of age

The Gaia hypothesis started out as science, then discovered weed. But a digital Gaia movement for the 21st century will not, one suspects, be hippies. Maybe not as nice.

Posted on July 16, 2019July 16, 2019 Author News Comments(3)

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