Human v2.0

Human v2.0 is a 2006 BBC documentary on transhumanism and the technological singularity.

It features the following interviewees:

• José Delgado — brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) and bulls
• Ray Kurzweil — Artificial General Intelligence (AGI); he estimated the date of the singularity at 2029, and discussed his hopes of radical life extension through health supplements
• Miguel Nicolelis — monkeys and brain-computer interfaces
• Philip Kennedy — human brain-computer interfaces for the treatment of disabilities
• Hugo de Garis — techno pessimism, AI ethics, DARPA and The Artilect War
• Henry Markram — whole brain emulation

Additionally, the documentary discussed the philosophies of anarcho-primitivism-inspired bioterrorism and technophobia as advocated by the mail bombing terrorist Ted Kaczynski, aka the Unabomber.

External links

• BBC - Horizon - 2006 - Human v2.0
  • Full documentary on daily motion
  • Vimeo
• IMDB