Journal of East China Normal University (Philosophy and Social Sciences) ›› 2020, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (5): 80-89.doi: 10.16382/j.cnki.1000-5579.2020.05.008

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Post-human Social Landscapes and Artificial Intelligence

LI Heng-wei, WANG Hao-sheng   

  • Online:2020-09-15 Published:2020-09-19

Abstract: Under the impact of intelligent technology represented by AI, the belief that human nature is unshakably stable held by traditional humanism is shaken, with concepts such as "post-humans" and "post-human society" emerging in various intellectual trends of technology and culture. For most post-humanists, technology is the key to leading humans to a post-human society. From the perspective of reflective interaction between humans and technology, we can divide post-human society into three different landscapes, namely, Industry 4.0 society, Cyborg society and technology singularity society. Various intellectual trends of technology and culture such as human-centralism, super-humanism and the idea of technology singularity supporting different post-human social landscapes are worth further exploration.

Key words: post-humans, post-human society, reflective evolution, Cyborg, AI