The evolution of intelligence in our universe has long been a fascinating and perplexing phenomenon mankind have known and pondered from time immemorial. The continued wonderment and awe-inspiring thoughts will continue for generations to come, and perhaps even after intelligence has transformed into a new set of physical characteristics and paradigm. This inevitable behavior and trait are inherent in the very intelligence that is undergoing the evolutionary change we experience today.
Humans have embodied the miraculous results of what evolution can lead to. We have developed the intelligence to observe and analyze the very same world that have spawn our beginnings from simple single cell organisms. The question is, where will this ultimately take us? For now, we can safely say that humans are transforming, albeit slowly, but there will come a time when this change will eventually heat up and we will transform into another state of existence. What will this state be and how will it affect who we are? This is a powerful question and one which I will attempt to predict based on our current state of progress in the universe.
One of the basic premise of evolution is that of survival of the fittest. While as humans, we have evolved into a very fit state physically and mentally, and thus we are surviving well in the current Eco system of our world. However, our world is changing and so are we. The changes may seem infinitesimal, but it is change nevertheless. The significance of the impact of every change will increase progressively over time. As our knowledge of the universe increases, we are becoming more aware of how little we know about the world, the laws that govern it, and the immensity of the gap in our understanding the cosmos. We also realize that our place in this universe is so insignificant that all we can do is to awe at the great mysteries that lie out there and all around us. For intelligence to continue to survive, it needs to continue to evolve.
As humans, we are unlocking more and more the mysteries of the universe, yet we are limited by our physical intelligence and biological makeup to make great strides in our interaction with large expanse of the cosmos. Even at the speed of light, it will take billions of light years to travel across the universe. The endless quest for knowledge and the innate drive by the ever changing intelligence of our specie will be the prime enabler of human evolution.
In our current world, machines are evolving rapidly and becoming more intelligent. Also, as machines evolved, they are assuming more and more human tasks and characteristics. This evolution is ongoing at breakneck pace and ultimately we will have machines that will exceed humans in intelligence and capabilities. One key feature of machine evolution is distributed intelligence. We seeing that it make more sense to push intelligence out to the edge or localized it to the function it is necessary to perform. The basic tenet behind this belief is if one part of a machine breaks down it does not impact the entire machine or system. The same logic holds true for network technology evolution. More and more networks are built on the foundation of distributed intelligence. This trend will continue and perhaps one day we will have machines that are fail safe, self-healing and can replicate themselves.
On the other hand, while humans are incorporating intelligence into machines and re-engineering them into a super entities, we are also incorporating machines into our bodies and into our world to help us survive the changing universe. Humans today use machines to replace body parts and to help us interact with the world at large. Someday, I see that humans and machines will merge into one entity. After all, both are made of the basic molecular structure of the universe. It is matter of evolving the molecular structure to a superior state of existence where intelligence can function at a higher level and have a more robust outer shell to withstand the harsh world. Let's face it, space travel will be a lot easier if we had a hard exterior shell that will not evaporate with sudden exposure to outer space, as opposed to our carbon based bodies.
Through this evolutionary process of man and machine convergence, we will also see that intelligence will migrate from a central control point, a la, the brain, to a well distributed system that will incorporate superior features such self replicating intelligence , fail proof learning, and possibly eliminate the concept of death. If the concept of death no longer exist, they concept of birth may also become obsolete. However, not digress from the subject at hand, I will save this topic for another blog.
Humans have embodied the miraculous results of what evolution can lead to. We have developed the intelligence to observe and analyze the very same world that have spawn our beginnings from simple single cell organisms. The question is, where will this ultimately take us? For now, we can safely say that humans are transforming, albeit slowly, but there will come a time when this change will eventually heat up and we will transform into another state of existence. What will this state be and how will it affect who we are? This is a powerful question and one which I will attempt to predict based on our current state of progress in the universe.
One of the basic premise of evolution is that of survival of the fittest. While as humans, we have evolved into a very fit state physically and mentally, and thus we are surviving well in the current Eco system of our world. However, our world is changing and so are we. The changes may seem infinitesimal, but it is change nevertheless. The significance of the impact of every change will increase progressively over time. As our knowledge of the universe increases, we are becoming more aware of how little we know about the world, the laws that govern it, and the immensity of the gap in our understanding the cosmos. We also realize that our place in this universe is so insignificant that all we can do is to awe at the great mysteries that lie out there and all around us. For intelligence to continue to survive, it needs to continue to evolve.
As humans, we are unlocking more and more the mysteries of the universe, yet we are limited by our physical intelligence and biological makeup to make great strides in our interaction with large expanse of the cosmos. Even at the speed of light, it will take billions of light years to travel across the universe. The endless quest for knowledge and the innate drive by the ever changing intelligence of our specie will be the prime enabler of human evolution.
In our current world, machines are evolving rapidly and becoming more intelligent. Also, as machines evolved, they are assuming more and more human tasks and characteristics. This evolution is ongoing at breakneck pace and ultimately we will have machines that will exceed humans in intelligence and capabilities. One key feature of machine evolution is distributed intelligence. We seeing that it make more sense to push intelligence out to the edge or localized it to the function it is necessary to perform. The basic tenet behind this belief is if one part of a machine breaks down it does not impact the entire machine or system. The same logic holds true for network technology evolution. More and more networks are built on the foundation of distributed intelligence. This trend will continue and perhaps one day we will have machines that are fail safe, self-healing and can replicate themselves.
On the other hand, while humans are incorporating intelligence into machines and re-engineering them into a super entities, we are also incorporating machines into our bodies and into our world to help us survive the changing universe. Humans today use machines to replace body parts and to help us interact with the world at large. Someday, I see that humans and machines will merge into one entity. After all, both are made of the basic molecular structure of the universe. It is matter of evolving the molecular structure to a superior state of existence where intelligence can function at a higher level and have a more robust outer shell to withstand the harsh world. Let's face it, space travel will be a lot easier if we had a hard exterior shell that will not evaporate with sudden exposure to outer space, as opposed to our carbon based bodies.
Through this evolutionary process of man and machine convergence, we will also see that intelligence will migrate from a central control point, a la, the brain, to a well distributed system that will incorporate superior features such self replicating intelligence , fail proof learning, and possibly eliminate the concept of death. If the concept of death no longer exist, they concept of birth may also become obsolete. However, not digress from the subject at hand, I will save this topic for another blog.
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