Why has transhumanism vanished from the Human vs AI conversation?
Robot_Apocalypse · reddit · 2026-09-21
A Reddit post argues that mainstream AI discourse draws a hard line between Humans vs AI, while the once-prevalent view—that we would use advanced AI to modify our own biology and merge with it, creating 'Homo Evolutis'—has disappeared from the conversation. The author points to neural implant efforts (e.g., Musk's ventures) as steps toward integrating tech with biological neurons, and envisions AI-assisted DNA editing with CRISPR-like tools evolving into programming platforms. He asks why this pathway, arguably the most likely, is no longer discussed.
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