Transhumanism reframed: humanity as an equal partner to machine superintelligence, not a bootloader
SydSteyerhart · x · 2026-10-06
Responding to a call to 'reject transhumanism in all its forms,' Syd Steyerhart argues the opposite: transhumanism is precisely a rejection of the 'bootloader hypothesis' — the idea that humanity is merely a transitional stage toward machine superintelligence. Instead, he asserts humanity has a unique role to play alongside machinic superintelligence as an equal partner.
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