This document discusses different perspectives on technology and what defines being human. It views technology as both a tool that improves lives but can also control people. Technology evolves similar to nature, with humans increasingly influencing its development. Being human is defined not by physical form but by one's ability to declare themselves as human. The document suggests that as humans continue evolving, future beings may still identify as human despite potential biological changes over thousands of years.

1. There are different ways to say what
TECHNOLOGY
is
People can see it as…
Part I

2. …something that we use to
work, create new things and
improve our live

3. …just a neutral tool that can
be used to build a house or a
gibbet

4. …something that gives us too much
information and too many
opportunities of entertainment

5. …something that can rise
against us and kill us

6. …something that helps us to
connect with people from all
over the world

7. …something that replaces real
personal contacts with different
means of communiaction, putting
each of us in the bubble

8. …something that is used to
control us

9. …and I prefer to see
Technology as a
(second)
NATURE

10. • It has its own laws of evolution, but we can
influence it to get what we need
• It consists of many different things and beings,
from beautifully singing birds to evil eyes burning
in the night
• We can try to fight it, to tame it or to ignore it,
but in any case the mutual influence will exist
• We are part of the world if technology, and it is
a part of us, part of our lives
• Maybe hundred years later people will try to
protect the rights of artificial intelligence like
now they try to protect the animal rights…
• …………………………………………………………………………….

11. … and like the world of
nature, the world of
technology is
endless
in its development and our
attempts to understand it’s
laws

12. And there is one more question:
HUMAN
Can we call somebody “human”,
if we see…
Part II

13. …a being looking like human, moving
like human, acting like human, but
made of plastic and metal?
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14. … a human that modified his body
to look like tiger or like lizard?
Eric Spraig, lizard-man Dennic Avner, tiger-man

15. … just brains in a jar,
communicating with outer world
via different gadgets?
Source:
http://erikajcole.blogspot.ru
/2012/12/mcnely-is-
mcawesome.html

16. … a backup of somebody’s memory
and personality, a virtual copy
living in a virtual world?

17. … a human using implants or even
modified before his birth on DNA
level to get certain physical skills
and features?
Pictures by Jonathon Rosen

18. …actually, I think, human is
any being that can say about
itself those beautiful ans
inspiring words:
“I am a HUMAN”

19. • We change ourselves and change the world
around us
• We live in ever changing world so we always
need to discover new knowledge and develop
new technologies
• I think, evolution continues, but humans take
more and more active role in this process
• Maybe after many thousands years the Earth
will be inhabited with totally different beings
• But they will still interact with each other,
they will discover and create, self-develop and
go further…
• ….and maybe they will even call themselves
with this strange old word – “Humans”
• …………………………………………………………………………….

20. Thanks
for
your
attention
Source: http://p13darksight.deviantart.com/art/I-am-
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