Atul Jalan on genomics
From Atul Jalan of Manthan talks about 'Man Creating God' @ #Cypher2017 · · AIMTV
“The consumerization of what once felt like godlike science is here — for a little money services like 23andMe can give you your entire genome readout and tell the story of your health risks.”
On , Atul Jalan, Cofounder at Manthan, spoke about genomics during Atul Jalan of Manthan talks about 'Man Creating God' @ #Cypher2017 on AIMTV.
About Atul Jalan
Atul Jalan, cofounder of Manthan, spoke at the Cypher 2017 conference about the trajectory of human evolution and artificial intelligence. He said that AI is at a "tipping point" that is both promising and threatening to take humanity into "hitherto unknown territory." Jalan argued that technology now allows humans to "weed out disease, pain, old age and death from our lives," and that the next evolutionary step for humanity could be an "upgrade to God." He described three possible paths to this: machines becoming more human-like, genetic engineering of humans, or humans becoming half-machine hybrids. Jalan also discussed the ethical implications of such advancements, stating that if humanity is moving toward "God-like capabilities," new codes of ethics and a "math of morality" must be developed. He noted that humans are already "part cyborgs" through smartphone use, and that services like 23andMe have made genetic readouts accessible. Jalan raised questions about the future of work, comparing the displacement of jobs by driverless cars to the displacement of horses in the first Industrial Revolution.