The boundary between humanity and machines has been a recurring topic in our culture for a long time. However, with the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and pioneers in cybernetics experimenting with controlling machines through brainwaves, the question of whether we will ever become unified with machines or how far we can go in enhancing our bodies and capabilities becomes even more relevant.

The development of AI and cyborg technologies, which involve merging beings with machines, leads us to contemplate our identity and human nature. Can technological abilities and advanced machine minds enrich us, or could they lead to the loss of our uniqueness as human beings?

This is a fascinating area of research that undoubtedly raises controversies and prompts questions about ethics, the boundaries of technological progress, and the impact technology can have on our identity and self-realization. The answers to these questions will shape our future and require reflection from both scientists and society as a whole.

For my personal use, I use the term ‘cyborgization’. In the games that I am currently developing, it depicts the extent to which a human or humanoid creature is augmented by cybernetic implants.

A long time ago, David Cronenberg depicted the drive towards destruction as a deadly addiction in his movie “Crash.” I must admit that at the end of the screening, I walked out of the theater – it seemed too strange, too twisted for me at first. However, I watched it multiple times afterward, focusing more on its ideas and visuals. Personally, I much prefer his film “Videodrome” and movies in the style of “eXistenZ,” but that’s a completely different story.