Essays reveal Stephen Hawking predicted new race of 'superhumans'
Late physicist said genetic engineering may create species that could destroy rest of humanity
14 october 2018
The late physicist and author Prof Stephen Hawking has sparked controversy by suggesting a new race of superhumans could develop from wealthy people choosing to edit their own and their children’s DNA.

Hawking, the author of A Brief History of Time, who died in March, made the final predictions in a collection of articles and essays.

The scientist presents the possibility that genetic engineering could create a new species of superhuman that could destroy the rest of humanity. The essays, published in the Sunday Times, were written in preparation for a book that will be published on Tuesday.

“I am sure that during this century people will discover how to modify both intelligence and instincts such as aggression,” he wrote.

“Laws will probably be passed against genetic engineering with humans. But some people won’t be able to resist the temptation to improve human characteristics, such as memory, resistance to disease and length of life.”

In Brief Answers to the Big Questions, Hawking’s final thoughts on the universe’s biggest questions, the physicist suggests that wealthy people would soon be able to choose to edit their own and their children’s genetic makeup to create superhumans with enhanced memory, disease resistance, intelligence and longevity.

Hawking suggests that breakthroughs in genetics will make it attractive for people to try to improve themselves, raising issues for “unimproved humans”.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/201 ... ays-reveal

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Late physicist said genetic engineering may create species that could destroy rest of humanity
14 october 2018
The late physicist and author Prof Stephen Hawking has sparked controversy by suggesting a new race of superhumans could develop from wealthy people choosing to edit their own and their children’s DNA.

Hawking, the author of A Brief History of Time, who died in March, made the final predictions in a collection of articles and essays.

The scientist presents the possibility that genetic engineering could create a new species of superhuman that could destroy the rest of humanity. The essays, published in the Sunday Times, were written in preparation for a book that will be published on Tuesday.

“I am sure that during this century people will discover how to modify both intelligence and instincts such as aggression,” he wrote.

“Laws will probably be passed against genetic engineering with humans. But some people won’t be able to resist the temptation to improve human characteristics, such as memory, resistance to disease and length of life.”

In Brief Answers to the Big Questions, Hawking’s final thoughts on the universe’s biggest questions, the physicist suggests that wealthy people would soon be able to choose to edit their own and their children’s genetic makeup to create superhumans with enhanced memory, disease resistance, intelligence and longevity.

Hawking suggests that breakthroughs in genetics will make it attractive for people to try to improve themselves, raising issues for “unimproved humans”.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/201 ... ays-reveal

superhumans with enhanced memory, disease resistance, intelligence and longevity.


I think he was a bit late making that statement , but then he probably never met '' the genius '' on CEO.

To be fair H.G.Wells made this prediction in his novel “The Time Machine”