# Key Points from #hplusroadmap IRC Discussion

• A philosophical debate occurred on transhumanism and the Singularity, with sylph_mako arguing that post-Singularity transcended beings would render humans irrelevant, contrasting with the singularitarian position that the Singularity should be engineered to benefit humanity.

• Participants distinguished singularitarians as a specific subset of transhumanists, with Eliezer Yudkowsky identified as a key figure, while criticizing his approach to AI safety as overly philosophical rather than engineering-focused.

• Stuart Hameroff's work on transcranial ultrasound was discussed critically, with kanzure noting that Hameroff's claims about ultrasound affecting consciousness through microtubule resonance lack published evidence.

• The "provably non-dangerous AGI" approach was criticized as an impractical application of the precautionary principle, with participants comparing it to attempting to prove a child won't grow up to be dangerous.

• A DIY method for producing quantum dots was shared via a University of Wisconsin resource (http://mrsec.wisc.edu/Edetc/nanolab/CdSe/), providing practical information for home fabrication of these nanomaterials.

• Participants analyzed a neuron membrane mesh representation paper for visualizing electrophysiological simulations, referencing Neurolucida software for 3D neuronal reconstruction and simulation.