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Extraction Summary
7
People
4
Organizations
10
Locations
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Events
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Relationships
4
Quotes
Document Information
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Manuscript / essay / book page (evidence exhibit)
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Summary
This document is a page (p. 172) from a manuscript or essay found in House Oversight documents. It discusses the ethics of 'human subject research' versus animal rights, specifically referencing a 2015 case involving chimpanzees at Stony Brook University. The text explores the concept of 'transhumanism,' contrasting modern technological capabilities (LIGO, GPS, space travel) with uncontacted indigenous tribes, and references a group of scientists and tech figures (Hawking, Musk, Tallinn, Wilczek, Tegmark) in the context of AI safety and autonomous weapons.
People (7)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Jane Goodall | Primatologist |
Mentioned regarding claims that chimpanzees have duties/responsibilities.
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| Hawking | Scientist (Stephen Hawking) |
Listed as promoting bans on autonomous weapons.
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| Musk | Tech Entrepreneur (Elon Musk) |
Listed as promoting bans on autonomous weapons.
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| Tallinn | Tech Entrepreneur (Jaan Tallinn) |
Listed as promoting bans on autonomous weapons.
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| Wilczek | Physicist (Frank Wilczek) |
Listed as promoting bans on autonomous weapons.
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| Tegmark | Physicist/Cosmologist (Max Tegmark) |
Listed as promoting bans on autonomous weapons.
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| William Gibson | Science-fiction author |
Quoted regarding the distribution of the future.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Nonhuman Rights Project |
Filed a lawsuit in 2015 on behalf of chimpanzees.
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| New York State Supreme Court |
Venue for the 2015 lawsuit.
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| Stony Brook University |
Institution keeping chimpanzees for research.
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| NBC News |
Referenced in the footnote URL.
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Timeline (2 events)
2015
Nonhuman Rights Project filed a lawsuit regarding chimpanzee rights.
New York State Supreme Court
Locations (10)
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Location of the Supreme Court mentioned.
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Location of Sentinelese and Andamanese peoples.
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Location of Korowai people.
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Location of Mashco-Piro people.
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Location of Pintupi people.
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Location of Surma people.
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Location of Ruc people.
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Location of Ayoreo-Totobiegosode people.
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Location of Himba people.
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Location of dozens of tribes.
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Relationships (3)
Key Quotes (4)
"chimps are not to be treated as legal persons since they “do not have duties and responsibilities in society,”"Source
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"As we (e.g., Hawking, Musk, Tallinn, Wilczek, Tegmark) have promoted bans on “autonomous weapons,”"Source
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Quote #2
"The science-fiction prophet William Gibson said, “The future is already here—it’s just not very evenly distributed.”"Source
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Quote #3
"The question “What was a human?” has already transmogrified into “What were the many kinds of transhumans? . . . And what were their rights?”"Source
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Quote #4
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