Roadmapping the UK's future, 2019-2025-2035

Individuals
Society
Cosmos
Environment

transhumanistparty.org.uk
If people in Britain really apply themselves to
the task, how good could life become by 2035?
What BHAGs should be highlighted, as
national targets to achieve by 2035?
And what interim steps should be
envisioned for, say, 2025?
Big Hairy Audacious Goal Jim Collins (1994): Built To Last:
Successful Habits of Visionary Companies

Can a significantly better society be built, whilst
human nature remains essentially unchanged?
Abuse of power Deception & self-deception Tribalism & nepotismCognitive biases
Human nature can’t change much (or shouldn’t change
much) so social policy needs to beware human weaknesses
Human nature can and will improve as society
becomes less unfair and less focused on superficial goods
Human nature can and must change, to ensure a better
society can arise; new technology can assist this project
“Conservative”
answer
“Socialist”
answer
Transhumanist
answer
One question, three answers“Power corrupts”
NB wisdom still needed!

What is human nature?
Precious?!
Divinely created?!
Uniquely evolved?!
Not to be
tampered with?!
A mix of features!
Some should be
preserved!
Some should be
enhanced!
Some should be
transcended!
A work in progress!
“Transhumanism”
Transhumanist answer

How to decide?
The best of
Humanity 1.0
A mix of features!
Some should be
preserved!
Some should be
enhanced!
Some should be
transcended!
• Scientific understanding
• Rationality & experiment
• Wide cultural appreciation
• Integrated diversity
• Creative imagination
• Thoughtful scepticism
➢Collective wisdom
• Approached step-by-step
2019-2025-2035…
Transhumanist
future
“Transhumanism”

The best of
Humanity 1.0
Individuals
Society
Cosmos
Environment
16 goals for 2035: 4 areas
• Scientific understanding
• Rationality & experiment
• Wide cultural appreciation
• Integrated diversity
• Creative imagination
• Thoughtful scepticism
➢Collective wisdom
• Approached step-by-step
2019-2025-2035…
Transhumanist
future

1. The average healthspan in the UK will be at
least 90 years
The rationale: Good health is the starting point for all
other activity. Declining health diminishes
opportunities and can impose huge healthcare costs.
The solutions: Rejuvenation biotechnology.
Regenerative medicine. Nanosurgery. 3D bioprinting.
Genome reprogramming. AI-driven interventions

1. The average healthspan in the UK will be at
least 90 years
Interim goals (by 2025)
Demonstration of mid-age rejuvenation in mice/dogs…
Clear understanding of economic case for longevity dividend
The solutions: Rejuvenation biotechnology.
Regenerative medicine. Nanosurgery. 3D bioprinting.
Genome reprogramming. AI-driven interventions

2. The fraction of people with mental health
problems will be 1% or less
The rationale: Too many people nowadays suffer from deep
depression, anxiety, loneliness, mood swings, and suicidal
tendencies. This directly reduces the quality of their experiences.
It also causes social strains due to ill-judged actions arising from
disturbed mental processing. Mental ill-health often leads on to
behaviour that is fanatical, fundamentalist, criminal,
socially divisive, and/or self-harming.

The rationale: Too many people nowadays suffer from deep
depression, anxiety, loneliness, mood swings, and suicidal
tendencies. This directly reduces the quality of their experiences.
The solutions: Braintech (cognotech). Mindfulness. Hypnotism.
Smart drugs. Selected psychedelics. Biofeedback. Smart helmets.
AI smart assistants. Changes in social environment & mindsets
The stories we
tell ourselves

The solutions: Braintech (cognotech). Mindfulness. Hypnotism.
Smart drugs. Selected psychedelics. Biofeedback. Smart helmets.
AI smart assistants. Changes in social environment & mindsets
Demonstrations of higher proportion of long-lasting cures
Liberal rationalization of laws about drugs
The stories we
tell ourselves

Individuals
Society
Cosmos
Environment
Physical health
Mental health
Personal freedom
• Choices on death
• Choices on birth

13. Cryonic suspension will be available to all,
on point of death, on the NHS
The rationale: Cryonics provides an “ambulance to the future”
in which bodies can be repaired or even reconstructed, allowing a
fresh new lease of life beyond the existing capabilities of medicine.
Cryonics will increase the chance of people being able to resume
relationships with family and friends, to continue to develop their
own skills, and to have more experiences.
?!

The rationale: Cryonics provides an “ambulance to the future”
in which bodies can be repaired or even reconstructed, allowing a
fresh new lease of life beyond the existing capabilities of medicine.
The solutions: Costs reduced due to scale effects. Cryonics
performed by mainstream doctors. Benefits from improvements in
cryogenic practice. More locations where patients can be stored.
?!

The solutions: Costs reduced due to scale effects. Cryonics
performed by mainstream doctors. Benefits from improvements in
cryogenic practice. More locations where patients can be stored.
Demonstrations of reanimation of larger organs / animals
Liberal rationalization of laws about cryonics (cryothanasia)
?!

14. Pregnancy via ectogenesis will be available
to all on the NHS
The rationale: Many women who currently find themselves unable
or unwilling to become mothers by natural gestation will be
grateful for the opportunity provided by ectogenesis.
Coupled with therapies to regenerate ovaries and reverse the
menopause, this treatment will provide additional choices to
women, beyond existing options such as adoption.
?!

to all on the NHS
The rationale: Many women who currently find themselves unable
or unwilling to become mothers by natural gestation will be
grateful for the opportunity provided by ectogenesis.
The solutions: Extend two existing treatments:
IVF (In-Vitro Fertilisation) and incubation for premature babies.
Continue recent research on artificial wombs.
?!

to all on the NHS
The solutions: Extend two existing treatments:
IVF (In-Vitro Fertilisation) and incubation for premature babies.
Continue recent research on artificial wombs.
Demonstration of credibility in principle of artificial wombs
Liberal rationalization of laws about pregnancy choices
?!

Individuals
Society
Cosmos
Environment
Housing
Movement
Education
Beyond work
Beyond crime
Trust in politicians
Trust in AI

5. Automation will remove the need for anyone
to earn money by working
The rationale: Increasingly powerful automation systems,
including robotics and AI, will be able to take over an ever-growing
number of tasks from humans. This should be seen, not as a threat
to the livelihood of employees, but as an opportunity for humans
to spend time on matters of most interest to them.
No one should find themselves spending time on what they
perceive as “bullshit jobs”, or in labour that is back-breaking or
soul-destroying.

The rationale: Increasingly powerful automation systems,
including robotics and AI, should be seen, not as a threat to the
livelihood of employees, but as an opportunity for humans to
spend time on matters of most interest to them.
The solutions: Prioritise the reduction of prices for all
goods and services that are fundamental to an agreed base
level of human flourishing

The solutions: Prioritise the reduction of prices for all
goods and services that are fundamental to an agreed base
level of human flourishing
Agreement on series of indexes of “cost of living well”
Agreement on measures to counter largescale tax evasion

6. World-class life-preparation education to
postgrad level will be freely available to everyone
The rationale: Education opens many new vistas, by
providing information, skills, and connections. There is no
reason for education to be particularly expensive.
The solutions: Expansion of free online courses,
automated personalised learning, collaborative learning,
and virtual reality learning environments.

The solutions: Expansion of free online courses,
automated personalised learning, collaborative learning,
and virtual reality learning environments.
Demonstrations of powerful results from next-gen edutech
Agreement on uplifted syllabus for “education for 2030s”
6. World-class life-preparation education to
postgrad level will be freely available to everyone

7. There will be no homelessness and no
involuntary hunger
The rationale: Secure shelter and reliable access to
nutritious sustenance is the basis for many other positive
experiences in life.
The solutions: Construction industry should be primarily
assessed on its provision of affordable, good quality homes.
3D printing. New materials. Robotic construction

7. There will be no homelessness and no
involuntary hunger
The solutions: Construction industry should be primarily
assessed on its provision of affordable, good quality homes.
3D printing. New materials. Robotic construction
Replacement for GDP focused on human flourishing
Clear understanding of economic case for zero homelessness

9. The UK will be part of a global “open borders”
community of at least 25% of the earth’s population
The rationale: Freedom of movement opens up many new opportunities.
Migration has been found to have considerable net positive effects on the
UK, including productivity, public finances, cultural richness, and individuals’
well-being. Flows of money and ideas in the reverse direction also benefit
the original countries of the immigrants
The solutions: Reform, extend, and (once appropriate)
merge existing open border communities.
Will require residents to agree on core values
?!

9. The UK will be part of a global “open borders”
community of at least 25% of the earth’s population
The solutions: Reform, extend, and (once appropriate)
merge existing open border communities.
Will require residents to agree on core values
Clear understanding of economic case for open borders
Agreement on statement of “core values of all UK residents”
?!

8. The crime rate will have been reduced by at
least 90%
The rationale: Lives impacted by crime – whether violent or
reputational – are often severely limited compared to
previous possibilities.
A society in which many people feel motivated to commit
crimes is one that evidently has many problems.

least 90%
The rationale: Lives impacted by crime – whether violent or
reputational – are often severely limited compared to
previous possibilities.
The solutions: Initiatives to improve mental health, to eliminate
homelessness, and to remove the need to work to earn an income,
will reduce the social & psychological pressures that lead to
criminal acts. Some trusted monitoring needed too

least 90%
The solutions: Initiatives to improve mental health, to eliminate
homelessness, and to remove the need to work to earn an income,
will reduce the social & psychological pressures that lead to
criminal acts. Some trusted monitoring needed too
Agreement on principles of design of “trustable monitoring”
Initiatives to understand & reduce particular types of crime

10. Politicians will no longer act in ways that
are self-serving, untrustworthy, or incompetent
The rationale: A society in which there is no much mistrust
and dislike of politicians (and the state) is far from ideal.
Greater transparency and higher general integrity is in the
strong public interest.

The rationale: A society in which there is no much mistrust
and dislike of politicians (and the state) is far from ideal.
The solutions: Increased transparency. Automated real-time fact-
checking. Penalties when politician knowingly pass on false info.
More use of “MP recall” mechanism. Psychometric assessments?
Decline in power of political parties and whips.

The solutions: Increased transparency. Automated real-time fact-
checking. Penalties when politician knowingly pass on false info.
More use of “MP recall” mechanism. Psychometric assessments?
Decline in power of political parties and whips.
Abandon “first past the post” inauthentic democracy voting
Agreement on purpose of state (mixed econ) & parliament

11. Parliament will involve a close partnership with
a “House of AI” (or similar) revising chamber
The rationale: Machine intelligence and other decision
support tools can provide very useful analysis and
validation of proposed changes in legislation.
Problems with legislation can be identified sooner. Creative
new adaptations and syntheses of earlier ideas can be
brought forward.

The rationale: Machine intelligence and other decision
support tools can provide very useful analysis and
validation of proposed changes in legislation.
The solutions: All algorithms used must be in public domain.
Regular reviews of reliability and transparency (reject opacity).
No dependency on commercial corporations.
“AI of the people, by the people, for the people”

The solutions: All algorithms used must be in public domain.
Regular reviews of reliability and transparency (reject opacity).
No dependency on commercial corporations.
“AI of the people, by the people, for the people”
Agreement on principles of “human-supporting ethical AI”
Agreement on limits of power on commercially owned AI

Individuals
Society
Cosmos
Environment
Zero net carbon
Zero killed meat
Zero net waste

3. Thanks to improved green energy
management, the UK will be carbon-neutral
The rationale: Unless countries around the world become
carbon-neutral, there are major risks of chaotic changes in
global climate arising from runaway global warming.
As individual countries take action, it will alter the set of
motivations applicable to other countries.

The rationale: Unless countries around the world become
carbon-neutral, there are major risks of chaotic changes in
global climate arising from runaway global warming.
The solutions: Accelerate development and deployment of next
generation green tech: solar, wind, wave, nuclear(?), batteries…
Negative emissions technologies (CCS). Artificial photosynthesis.
Carbon taxes. Disinvestment. Legal penalties.

generation green tech: solar, wind, wave, nuclear(?), batteries…
Negative emissions technologies (CCS). Artificial photosynthesis.
Carbon taxes. Disinvestment. Legal penalties.
Replacement for GDP that fully incorporates externalities
99.9% consensus on principles of climate science & roadmap

4. Thanks to innovations in recycling, manufacturing, and
waste management, the UK will be zero waste, and will
have no adverse impact on the environment
The rationale: Pollution from plastics already threatens numerous
ecosystems around the world. Other so-called “planetary
boundaries” are approaching dangerous tipping points.
Use of resources from the environment needs to be on a
demonstrably sustainable basis.

The rationale: Pollution from plastics already threatens numerous
ecosystems around the world. Other so-called “planetary
boundaries” are approaching dangerous tipping points.
The solutions: Growth of circular economy. New designs to avoid
scarce materials. Nanotechnology to improve recycling.
Self-repairing products. Asteroid mining. Virtual experiences

The solutions: Growth of circular economy. New designs to avoid
scarce materials. Nanotechnology to improve recycling.
Self-repairing products. Asteroid mining. Virtual experiences
Replacement for GDP that fully incorporates externalities
99.9% consensus on principles of environmental science

12. Consumption of meat from slaughtered
animals will be cut by at least 90%
The rationale: Compared to meat from slaughtered
animals, alternatives, including meat that is lab-grown,
will be healthier, better for the environment (freeing up
land for other purposes),
and avoid the current situation of mass slaughter.

The rationale: Compared to meat from slaughtered
animals, alternatives, including meat that is lab-grown,
will be healthier, and better for the environment.
generation alternatives to meat. Synthetic biology and genetic
engineering. Find ways to replace present reliance on materials
taken from animals, e.g. foetal bovine serum

generation alternatives to meat. Synthetic biology and genetic
engineering. Find ways to replace present reliance on materials
taken from animals, e.g. foetal bovine serum
Clarify significant health benefits from alternatives to meat
Demonstrate full “taste parity” of alternatives to meat

Individuals
Society
Cosmos
Environment
Nuclear fusion energy
Presence on Mars

16. The UK will be part of an organisation that
maintains a continuous human presence on Mars
The rationale: A continuous human presence on Mars will
help transform humanity’s perspective,
from being inward-looking and Earth-bound,
to being outward-looking and cosmos-embracing.
The solutions: Productive collaboration between public and
private initiatives (e.g. Nasa and SpaceX / Blue Origin)
?!

16. The UK will be part of an organisation that
maintains a continuous human presence on Mars
The solutions: Productive collaboration between public and
private initiatives (e.g. Nasa and SpaceX / Blue Origin)
Humans walk on Moon again
Rock samples from Mars returned to Earth (robot mission)
?!

15. Fusion will be generating at least 1% of the
energy used in the UK
The rationale: Nuclear fusion has the potential to provide
vast amounts of safe, clean energy, once we have solved
the deep technical and collaboration issues that have held
up implementation so far.
The solutions: Public funding for smaller fusion projects as
well as ITER. Apply AI to improve design & testing
?!

15. Fusion will be generating at least 1% of the
energy used in the UK
The solutions: Public funding for smaller fusion projects as
well as ITER. Apply AI to improve design & testing
Complete construction of ITER facilities (as per schedule)
At least one smaller fusion project to make tangible progress
?!

Individuals
Society
Cosmos
Environment Zero net carbon
Zero killed meat
Zero net waste
Nuclear fusion energy
Presence on Mars
Physical healthMental health
Choices on death Choices on birth
MovementHousing Education
Beyond work Beyond crime
Trust in politicians Trust in AI

Demonstrations of:
• Mid-age rejuvenation in mice/dogs…
• Higher proportion of long-lasting mental health cures
• Reanimation of larger cryopreserved organs / animals
• Credibility in principle of artificial wombs
• Powerful results from next-gen edutech
• Full “taste parity” of alternatives to meat
• Tangible progress from at least one fusion project
Clear understanding of:
• Replacement for GDP that fully incorporates externalities
• Replacement for GDP focused on human flourishing
• Series of indexes of “cost of living well” (to be reduced)
• Statement of “core values of all UK residents”
• Purpose of state (mixed econ) & parliament
• Economic case for longevity dividend
• Economic case for zero homelessness
• Economic case for open borders
• Measures to counter largescale tax evasion
• Principles of design of “trustable monitoring”
• Principles of environmental science
• Climate science and decarbonisation roadmap
• Significant health benefits from alternatives to meat
• Content of uplifted syllabus for “education for 2030s”
• Principles of “human-supporting ethical AI”
• Limits of power on commercially owned AI
Liberal rationalization of laws about:
• Drugs
• Cryonics (cryothanasia)
• Pregnancy choices
• Personal freedoms
Other milestones:
Abandon “first past the post” inauthentic democracy voting
Initiatives to understand & reduce particular types of crime
Complete construction of ITER facilities (as per schedule)
Rock samples from Mars returned to Earth (robot mission)
Humans walk on Moon again
Summary of 2025
interim milestones
Transhumanist political ideas mainstream

Next steps
• Further feedback
• The goals
• Priorities
• Party name?
• Deepen analysis
• One day conference
• Party AGM?
• 16th Nov?
• NEC ministers?
• One per goal

@ London
Sat 6th and Sun 7th
July
londonfuturists.com

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