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Technology vs Bioconservative

Should we speed technology up, or slow it down?

Unlike the older quizzes, 12 Axes asks directly about AI, genetic engineering and transhumanism. Toward the Technology end, people welcome a future shaped by science, including humans being improved by technology. Toward the Bioconservative end, people see that future as a threat to jobs, the environment or what it means to be human.

Technology

Science, automation, AI and even human enhancement are the best route to a better world and should move ahead fast.

Statements that score Technology

  • “If AI could rule more effectively than humans, then AI should rule.”
  • “We should put effort into getting a person on Mars in the near future.”
  • “The quality of life is generally going up decade by decade.”

Bioconservative

Technology is moving too fast. Genetic modification, AI and automation should be slowed or limited to protect people and nature.

Statements that score Bioconservative

  • “Traditional medicines are often more effective than modern medicines.”
  • “I oppose human genetic modification.”
  • “Technology must be slowed down to protect the environment.”

Result labels

Your score is the percentage toward Technology. The label shown on your result depends on which band it falls in.

  1. 91-100%Transhumanist
  2. 76-90%Accelerationist
  3. 61-75%Technological
  4. 40-60%Neutral
  5. 25-39%Bioconservative
  6. 10-24%Decelerationist
  7. 0-9%Primitivist

Where do you land on technology?

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