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Bioethical and Legal Challenges of Harari's Future Homo Deus - the Need to Prepare

In his book Homo Deus, Yuval Noah Harari has identified three processes that he deems important for the future and for the existence of homo deus: science is converging on an all-encompassing dogma, according to which these organisms are algorithms and life is data processing ; intelligence is decoupling from consciousness and non-conscious but highly intelligent algorithms may soon know us better than we know ourselves. He has also identified three agendas of humanity: war against death that includes but is not limited to the development of genetic engineering, regenerative medicine and nanotechnology ; the right to happiness anything which makes us dissatisfied is a violation of our basic human right therefore biochemical manipulations that strengthen political stability, social order and economic growth are allowed and even encouraged (e.g., those that calm hyperactive kids in school, or drive anxious soldiers forward into battle) ; and the third agenda, as Harari underlined, consists in seeking bliss and immortality. Humans are in fact trying to upgrade themselves into gods, and this process may follow any of three paths: biological engineering, cyborg engineering and the engineering of non-organic beings. It may be concluded that regardless of which path humanity takes, bioethics and legal boundaries will have very important saying. What will be preserved of our humanity and which part of us will be upgraded or enhanced and/or lost? These questions always deserve constant analysis and a very thoughtfully created legal framework.

homo deus, challenges of tomorrow, divinity, happiness, immortality, AI ; legal and bioethical challenges

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