“Human augmentation and machine augmentation are converging, creating a new symbiotic creature.”

In IEEE Spectrum, Kathy Pretz writes,

Transhumanists say someday technology will dramatically enhance human intellect and physiology. That day might arrive sooner than we think.

People are already leveraging machines to improve their well-being and athletic performance and to extend their knowledge. Think fitness trackers, exoskeletons, and artificial intelligence.

In the “Augmented Machines and Augmented Humans Converging on Transhumanism” white paper, IEEE Senior Member Roberto Saracco describes how the transition is taking place through increased intelligence of machines, improved communications methods, and technologies that are being used to augment humans.

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