Various transhumanism stories newly out or reshared:
https://mysteriousearth.net/2017/02/23/two-americans-aim-to-plug-into-the-matrix-through-black-market-brain-implants/ &
http://3dpromote.com/zoltan-istvan-nick-bostrom-and-the-anti-aging-quest-the-atlantic-the-atlantic/ &
http://www.hashtagy.net/en/news/zoltan-istvan-ran-for-president-with-a-modest-goal-in-mind-human-immortality-the-new-york-times/
According to The Mirror, the two men are looking for a doctor who is skilled enough and willing to propel them into the matrix. The procedure itself has a high risk of failing, since the technology at hand hasn’t been tested before (at least on humans).
If they come out of this alive, the two men will be able to establish a direct communication route with the first forms of artificial intelligence that’s currently available. This “cranial chip” may provide the first step towards creating “the matrix.” If this proves to be successful, the unprecedented advantages will probably tempt others to undergo the same surgery, and eventually have the entire population plugged into this new reality.
Zoltan Istvan, the global leader of the Transhumanist movement and US Presidential candidate, claims to personally know the two matrix innovators, and even more, supports their mission as he is convinced that humans should utilize technology to artificially boost their intelligence and physical capabilities. His vision of the future allows for basic body functions to be stimulated using these futuristic implants that would allow humans to heal or access unreachable functions of the brain. The technology is similar to what DARPA is currently developing for the future soldiers.
