What is to Become of Sex in a Transhuman Future?

In the coming Transhuman era, what is to become of sex? Historically, sex was always deemed a biological necessity to ensure the survival of species. Later on, it was upgraded to merely ensure the survival of family lineage. Today, one could consider sex as being an activity in which people simply enjoy without the fear of survival of either our species or family lineage.

But in the next few decades, when our biological substrate is either mechanized into Cyborg bodies or is uploaded into a digital Avatar, how sex will be transformed is a question that I and fellow writer Greg Stevens discuss in the videos provided below:

FUTURE IMPLICATIONS

The [easyazon_link identifier=”0061359807″ locale=”US” nw=”y” tag=”seriou03-20″]future of sex[/easyazon_link] has been a topic growing in popularity recently, especially among the Transhumanist community. There are risks to be discussed as well, such as the hacking of haptic suits or implants that induce orgasms. But these aren’t risks in which should deter us from embracing a technological transformation of sex. Rather these risks should be discussed in a meaningful way and begin formulating action plans to help mitigate these risks before they ever occur.

But what do you think? How will we have sex as Cyborgs or as digital Avatars? What will it mean to conceive a child in non-biological ways? Will sexual orientations and/or gender identities remain in this Transhuman future?

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