Jeff Key

Darwin Revisited—Xenobots to the Rescue

My recent blog posts on genetic engineering and AI (Artificial Intelligence) raised concern about how we are altering the course of human evolution.

Scientific investigation and innovation are constantly adding to the calculus of the age-old evolutionary questions: “Where did we come from?” and “Where we are we heading?”

In order to answer these questions we can now add the terms “Coacervate Droplet,” “Mammalian Parthenogenesis” and “Xenobots” to our lexicon.

"Vessel #95—Reconcile". Wood & Flax,  20" x 8" 10"

 

"Vessel #5—Crosscurrent". Wood & Flax  24"x 4" x 18"

Like all new AI and genetic engineering advancements the ethical implications of these techniques will have to be weighed and regulated. 

As Charles Darwin said, “A moral being is one who is capable of reflecting on their past actions and their motives -of approving of some and disapproving of others.”

 

Jeff Key—New Revised Website:http://www.jeffmkey.com/
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