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Transgender CEO who overcomes obstacles takes on limits of life
擅於征服險阻的變性CEO，這次挑戰的是人類思維的極限
September 24, 2014
Martine is the CEO of United Therapeutics, a $6 billion pharmaceutical company she founded. She made $38 million last year -- one of the highest paid female CEOs in the world.
This isn't even her first company. She started GeoStar and Sirius Radio as well.
In her new book, "Virtually Human," Martine explains her plan to clone the human mind -- breaking down specific thoughts and emotions into computer code -- to create a version of that person's "digital consciousness" that will remain long after the person is gone.
"We are pointing out that a humanhood can transcend software just like love can transcend skin tone, love can transcend gender, we also believe that love can transcend form," Martine said.
There are plenty of skeptics that say there is no way that artificial intelligence will get to the point of being human. If you look at Martine's accomplishments, she may be one of the most credible people expounding on this theory.
The highest-paid woman on the list is Martine Rothblatt, who was born a male name Martin Rothblatt and underwent gender reassignment surgery in 1995. Ms. Rothblatt started Sirius Satellite Radio, now SiriusXM, and founded United Therapeutics, a drug company, in 1996. Last year, she was paid $38 million in compensation.
榜上薪資最高的女姓是瑪婷．羅斯布拉特，她出生時是男的，名叫馬丁．羅斯布拉特，1995年接受變性手術。羅斯布拉特創立現稱SiriusXM的天狼星衛星廣播公司，且在1996年創辦製藥公司聯合治療學公司。去年總薪酬3800萬美元（約台幣11.4億元）。
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Book Review: Virtually Human by Martine Rothblatt
September 9, 2014 By Peter Rothman（h+ Magazine editor)
“Virtually Human explores what the not-too-distant future will look like when cyberconsciousness—simulation of the human brain via software and computer technology—becomes part of our daily lives.” by Martine Rothblatt Ph.D., MBA, J.D.
In this book Rothblatt suggests that we’ll soon be surrounded by mindclones, digital copies of ourselves that are conscious or what Rothblatt calls “cyberconscious” digital entities.
For example consider Bina48, the “world’s most sentient robot”, was commissioned by Rothblatt and created by Hanson Robotics. Bina48 is a real working mindclone of Martine’s wife Bina Rothblatt that can engage in conversation, answer questions, and controls a robotic head. But Bina48 is a pretty early stage prototype obviously.
The book argues for a sort of “digital immortality” through mindclones that many will find attractive but it will also be controversial.
Rothbaltt interestingly discusses the theory that the mind is about making predictions, an idea I have personally explored through the development of AI software for making predictions about the future.
The social, economic, and personal implications of viable mindclones would be enormous.
Would mindclones be treated as slaves to the original person or given rights and freedoms to act independently? Could mindclones get married if their real world analogues weren’t? Can mindclones be murdered? Rothblatt discusses these sorts of implications in detail and argues convincingly I think that mindclones would eventually be granted rights as “real” persons. This is where Rothblatt the lawyer and ethicist rather than Rothblatt the inventor and entrepreneur shines through.
Although the book’s subtitle promises coverage of both “the promise” and “the perils”, this isn’t a book about risks. You won’t, for example, see anything here about use of mindclones to imitate someone without their permission. A perfect mindclone could be used to create materials for blackmail, for identity theft, to access bank accounts, and perhaps for crimes we haven’t yet imagined. A convincing copy of a world leader could be used to start (or end) a war. In fact these sorts of ideas are not even new; false digital voices were reportedly used against the Taliban in Afghanistan for example. Darkside uses are not mentioned here but we should at the very least examine them.
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