Pure Bio vs Pure Cyber Trans-Humans - Would they be a Good Match for Each Other?

manpreet Best Answer 2 years ago

In this world, there are two trans-human species that are emerging at the same time. They vehemently despise each other and conflict is fast approaching. I would like to make the struggle between the two trans-humans as hard-fought as possible. If I cannot realistically make the struggle close, and there is an obvious winner, I might just abandon the idea. Without further ado, the two trans-human factions are:

The Bios

They have decided to reject computer chip implants, but they may use tools, guns, ect. However, their primary characteristic is that they consider ANYTHING bio related fair game, so they take genetic engineering to the extreme. Some things to expect from them are:

• disease immunity/longevity
• accelerated gestation rates
• super-brains (larger-sized, multiple brains, enhanced neural connections)
• giant muscles, overall size (potentially titanium or other strong material bones)
• genetically splicing in extrasensory senses (think sharks electrical pulse detection, ect)

The Cybers

Conversely, these trans-humans do not genetically modify themselves, but instead embed computer chips and network cards into themselves and have many machine-like advantages like number crunching and network intelligence. They still have eyes, ears, and other vestiges of their former human selves, but these "monkey-meat" body parts act more like an input for the cyber-driven intelligence to get data from. Some things to expect from them are:

• fast reaction times (drones can react faster than fighter pilots even at present given in aerial combat drills)

• computer aided everything (motor function, night vision, ect)

• quick skill learning (theoretically, just drag and drop skill sets into the cyber brain)

• augmented physiology (an exo-skeleton suit integrated into their body perhaps with gold/carbon fiber for anti-EMP, drills for fingers, ect)

Assumptions

• near future or at most 200 years in the future
• no morality comes into play
• advances in AI and genetic engineering could outpace each other (whatever way makes for a better fight)
• conflict is inevitable
• pure bio vs pure cyber implies there are no hybrids

Question (reiterated): Building off this basic premise as described above, but also subject to your own opinion on what additional advantages/disadvantages there might be with regards to the two factions, is this going to be a good match-up? If it is shaping up to be very anti-climactic and too predictable, I would also appreciate speculation as to how to level the playing field.

manpreet 2 years ago