Our Centaur Future - A RADAR Report
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Our Centaur Future - A RADAR Report
After looking at those futuristic covers from 2050—each of which had transhumanist or extreme back-to-nature vibes—it got me wondering: what the hell might life be like in 2100? The lead up to the 1950s had a naive futurism that exploded by the end of the century. In 1950, computers were room-sized and not even thought (by most) to have any real im
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Let's pause for a little detour through automation theory here. Automation can augment a worker. We can call this a "centaur" – the worker offloads a repetitive task, or one that requires a high degree of vigilance, or (worst of all) both. They're a human head on a robot body (hence "centaur"). Think of the sensor/vision system in your car that bee... See more