Julian Huxley
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Popularized the term transhumanism in the mid-20th century, envisioning humans merging with technology to become 'gods'.
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The Darkside of AI – Transhumanism and the War Against Humanity
Academy of Ideas
Popularized the term transhumanism in the mid-20th century, envisioning humans merging with technology to become 'gods'.

Eliezer Yudkowsky: Dangers of AI and the End of Human Civilization | Lex Fridman Podcast #368
Lex Fridman
(Implicitly referred to as Aldous Huxley's brother, though the quote is usually attributed to J.B.S. Haldane.) A biologist whose work on evolution and group selection is referenced to illustrate the 'stupidity' and sub-optimization of natural selection as an optimization process.