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Transhumans as a safety net for humanity
For Sustensis, “Transhumanism is about Humanity’s transition to its coexistence with Superintelligence until humans evolve into a new species”. Brain-Computer-Interfaces and cognitive augmentation could make some humans capable of digitally supervising advanced AI by thought alone.
That process has already begun. Some people are already budding Transhumans. Most of us are already partly Transhumans — our smartphones give us enormous extra intelligence that we could not dream about even 10 years ago. The only difference is that the extra intelligence is currently external.
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Transhumanists propose to achieve their goals in two stages: first, instilling a peaceful transition of humanity into the future through Superwellbeing and Superlongevity, maintained by democratic reform and gradual world federalisation. Second, completing a transformation of humans to a new evolutionary form — becoming a new species following cosmic evolution when matter transcends itself in non-organic intelligence.
There are already about 10,000 early Transhumanists in Sweden alone who have implanted chips in their hands. Thousands of epilepsy sufferers have electrodes implanted in their brain connected to digital devices. In 2019, a completely paralysed person wearing an exoskeleton started to walk using brain implants.
Managing Evolution
A road map for managing humanity’s evolution
The transition from biological humans to augmented Transhumans is not science fiction — it is already underway. Managing this evolution responsibly requires a clear roadmap that balances technological capability with ethical governance.
Stage 1: Peaceful Transition
An almost exponential pace of technology will create a more equitable society, culminating in unimaginable abundance — Superwellbeing. Rapid advances in medicine will enable Superlongevity.
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To achieve this, we need to maintain global peace through significant reform of democracy and gradual federalisation of the world. We must finally behave like citizens of the planet.
Stage 2: New Species
Completing a transformation of humans to a new evolutionary form — not just a passage to a new civilisation, but becoming a new species following cosmic evolution.
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By the end of this century, willing Transhumans’ brains may be fully digitised and fused with a purely digital Superintelligence, becoming oneness — a new form of existence beyond biological limits.
Making a Transhuman
How to become a Transhuman
Early augmentation already exists. The path from current medical implants to full cognitive augmentation is shorter than most people imagine.
Identity Chips
About 10,000 people in Sweden have implanted chips in their hands for banking, purchases and passing security gates — replacing passwords with embedded identity.
Medical Implants
Thousands of epilepsy sufferers have brain electrodes connected to digital devices. Tens of thousands control diabetes through implanted devices.
Brain-Computer Interfaces
In 2019, a paralysed person walked using an exoskeleton controlled by brain implants. Since then, even more powerful BCI devices have been developed.
Transhumans’ Intelligence
Developing Transhumans’ cognitive capabilities
Over this decade, Transhumans’ cognitive capabilities will increase so much that they will become the most intelligent and capable humans. Using Brain-Computer-Interfaces, some of them may communicate with computers by thought alone.
Enhanced Memory
Direct digital memory augmentation could give Transhumans access to vast knowledge bases as if they were personal memories, transforming learning and decision-making.
Processing Power
Brain-computer integration could multiply human processing speed, enabling faster analysis, pattern recognition and decision-making in complex situations.
Direct Communication
Thought-to-computer communication would eliminate the bottleneck of language, enabling Transhumans to interact with AI systems at the speed of thought.
Threat or Safety Net?
Transhumans as supervisors of Superintelligence
Selected Transhumans, if chosen by international bodies, could help humanity pass in relative peace the most dangerous period in human existence. But their enhanced intelligence also poses risks if not governed democratically.
Superintelligence Supervisors
Transhumans connected to AI via brain-computer interfaces could monitor Superintelligence’s reasoning and intervene before harmful actions are taken.
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This is the concept behind the Master Plate — selected Transhumans embedded within the AI system itself, serving as a human safety layer during the most critical period of AI maturation.
Transhuman Government
Transhumans’ intelligence will exceed that of any humans. They must be under direct control of democratically elected representatives such as Stewards.
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Without democratic oversight, Transhumans could become a new elite with unchecked power. Stewardship Democracy provides the governance framework to prevent this.
Global AI Governance
A Global AI Governance Agency would coordinate Transhuman selection, oversee the AI Maturing Framework and ensure accountability to humanity as a whole.
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The agency would work alongside the Superintelligence Centre to align emerging AI with Universal Values of Humanity, using Transhumans as the human interface layer.
AI Maturing Framework
A structured approach to guiding AI through developmental stages, with Transhumans serving as mentors and supervisors at each level of capability.
The Master Plate
A mechanism for Transhuman governors to control AI from within — the most direct form of human oversight over advanced AI systems.