Transhumanism is the belief or movement in favour of human enhancement, especially beyond current human limitations and with advanced technology such as AI, cognitive enhancement, and life extension.

References

Transhumanism as Simplified Humanism by Eliezer Yudkowsky
A TED talk by transhumanist Nick Bostrom on humanity's biggest problems
The Transhumanist FAQ (PDF) by Nick Bostrom (HTML version)
Transhumanist Values by Nick Bostrom
A History of Transhumanist Thought (PDF) by Nick Bostrom
Seven Definitions of Transhumanism by Michael Anissimov
PostHuman: An Introduction to Transhumanism (video)

See Also

H+Pedia
Fun theory
Metaethics sequence
Mind uploading
Cryonics
Friendly AI
Abolitionism

External links

H+Pedia, the transhumanist wiki