Tom Renz

Glad to be here, Drew. How are you doing today?

Glad to be here, Drew. How are you doing today?

That's it, right? So this has been kind of portrayed, I think, oversimplified in a lot of ways. Now, transhumanism, when it comes to rewiring a paralyzed guy's spine so that he can walk again, that's awesome, right? Helping a blind person see, that's an amazing thing, and that's a good thing. And that's what we hear about when we talk about transhumanism.

That's it, right? So this has been kind of portrayed, I think, oversimplified in a lot of ways. Now, transhumanism, when it comes to rewiring a paralyzed guy's spine so that he can walk again, that's awesome, right? Helping a blind person see, that's an amazing thing, and that's a good thing. And that's what we hear about when we talk about transhumanism.

Now, there's another side of it, though, right? The other side of it is things like AI integration with your consciousness, right? Now, that sounds like science fiction. I mean, it sounds absurd.

Now, there's another side of it, though, right? The other side of it is things like AI integration with your consciousness, right? Now, that sounds like science fiction. I mean, it sounds absurd.

But the reality is that we already have a number of instances where people are using, Elon Musk is working on, for example, a number of different technologies where someone can move a cursor with their mind and interact with a computer with their mind. Our military has been doing that for a long time.

But the reality is that we already have a number of instances where people are using, Elon Musk is working on, for example, a number of different technologies where someone can move a cursor with their mind and interact with a computer with their mind. Our military has been doing that for a long time.

The problem is if you can think and move a computer, that means that you have two-way communication. It's both reading your thoughts and you're providing thoughts to it, right? So it's two ways. You're hearing from them. It's hearing from you. That creates a situation that's very, very dangerous, right?

The problem is if you can think and move a computer, that means that you have two-way communication. It's both reading your thoughts and you're providing thoughts to it, right? So it's two ways. You're hearing from them. It's hearing from you. That creates a situation that's very, very dangerous, right?

And the ethics of this are phenomenal, phenomenally important anyways, because at the end of the day, Anything that can read your mind can read whatever is in there. What's to stop it from reading your most private, your most intimate thoughts? You know, the things that you don't want anybody to know. What's to stop that?

And the ethics of this are phenomenal, phenomenally important anyways, because at the end of the day, Anything that can read your mind can read whatever is in there. What's to stop it from reading your most private, your most intimate thoughts? You know, the things that you don't want anybody to know. What's to stop that?

Yeah, there's no question. I mean, they've already found out that we're predictable. People are predictable. If you think the same way every time, this goes back to the roots of psychology, conditioned response and unconditioned response and those sorts of things that you know a lot better than me. Especially as an addiction guy, you know that stuff. But we are predictable.

Yeah, there's no question. I mean, they've already found out that we're predictable. People are predictable. If you think the same way every time, this goes back to the roots of psychology, conditioned response and unconditioned response and those sorts of things that you know a lot better than me. Especially as an addiction guy, you know that stuff. But we are predictable.

When you combine that predictability with the fact that they can now actually, without any sort of a physical intervention, they can actually still read your thoughts. That's right. This is the most terrifying threat to privacy that humanity's ever faced. We've never had a time in history where you could actually read someone's mind with some semblance of accuracy. And where does that take us?

When you combine that predictability with the fact that they can now actually, without any sort of a physical intervention, they can actually still read your thoughts. That's right. This is the most terrifying threat to privacy that humanity's ever faced. We've never had a time in history where you could actually read someone's mind with some semblance of accuracy. And where does that take us?

I think that transhumanism, we have to first make it part of the public lexicon. And then we have to start addressing this because the tech is here. The ethics and the law are not.

I think that transhumanism, we have to first make it part of the public lexicon. And then we have to start addressing this because the tech is here. The ethics and the law are not.

Well, and I would ask this, Doc. I mean, think about this. If you can read my thoughts, if you can put something on or near your head and they can pick up those subtle brainwaves and then decipher them, Well, if they can read it, they should be able to write it, right? So you've got a two-way communication.

Well, and I would ask this, Doc. I mean, think about this. If you can read my thoughts, if you can put something on or near your head and they can pick up those subtle brainwaves and then decipher them, Well, if they can read it, they should be able to write it, right? So you've got a two-way communication.