Gaggle of geese. Murder of crows. Dazzle of zebras. Murmuration of starlings.
What's the collective noun for Cyborgs?
This is a community of Cyborgs. (Why "Cyborg"?)
We are at an important transition point for humanity, a transition that follows our early toolmaking and more recent software making. Those tools all extended our capabilities, often with complications. We use knives to cook and to stab. Cars melt distance and hit pedestrians.
But something is different now. The recent emergence of generative AI (after decades of accumulating research) has justifiably brought issues to the fore that need public airing. We're not talking about "is it conscious?," but rather questions like "how might we restrict dangerous uses of the technology?" and "as software replaces human labor, what happens to the humans?"
Because GenAI has so much potential, and is likely to be an increasing element in our lives, we get to a meta-question we love: "What does it mean to be a good Cyborg?"
A good slice of our activities in Cyborgs with Heart will address that question.