A Human Created by Machine!

ِAs far as we know, humans are the main responsible species on the planet that has rapidly change the face of the earth. It all started by discovering fire using hunting tools and ended in conquering lands inventing countless inventions on both civil and cultural aspects. Our capabilities manifested in creating machines and devices that facilitate our lives and amplify our abilities. Many people believe in the power of the mind as the master of the universe that made us able to create intelligent machines and robots. Such intelligent is called artificial because it is a result of our mere inventions; no living thing is involved. Yet, many people envision themselves superior to all other animate and inanimate objects, asserting that we are the cause of these technologies that would not be without us. Nevertheless, is this comparison and claims always hold?

3d printers can guide us through our understanding of the universe. Recently we have become able to create a small prototype of heart using printers. The tissues of the heart were genetically modified and are transformed into ink that can be used in the printer to construct the designed 3d shape, which is a living organ in this case. Such an attempt, even though it is early, is revolutionary because it changes our beliefs about where we usually come from. With the advancement of genetics, we could transplant organs like kidneys, stomachs, and hearts. We also were able to take a small tissue of organs and genetically facilitate its growth to a new organ. All that we did is we either use living cells to create other cells.

What is new in the 3d printer breakthrough is that a machine has become able to create organs that can be implanted in the future into the human body. If this technique were proven to be practical and effective, does it mean that we would be able to simply print organs as we print other 3d shapes? Moreover, hypothetically in the future where robots would be intelligent and independent beings, would a robot create a human using 3d printer and other inventions that would be invented by that time? Consequently, does that support the idea of human superiority or we are just an intelligent species that will eventually lead to a much more intelligent, powerful, and controlling one?