“The Cyborg Foundation and Transpecies Society As the world’s first cyborg, Neil co-founded the Cyborg Foundation in 2010, which he describes as “a platform to help people become cyborgs”.

But it’s not just cyborgs that Neil and Moon are advocating for; they’ve also co-founded the Transpecies Society, an organization representing all “non-human identities”.

Neil felt compelled to create the Transpecies Society after being contacted by numerous people who “don’t feel 100% human”.

“Different people joined,” he said. “Some that, since they were born, haven’t felt 100% human for various reasons.

“Some of them feel trapped in the body of a human, and they identify as another animal that exists. Others identify as species that don’t exist. Some people feel they are not from this planet, but that they are alien and feel they are connected to other planets."

Neil also considers robots equipped with AI consciousness to be a distinct species, and he embraced the idea of them joining the Transpecies Society. “If they want, they could join,” he said, laughing.

And although the idea is humorous now, it could very well become a reality within our lifetimes – an eventuality which Neil welcomes with open arms.

“We are all species of different organs and senses and different types of knowledge and intelligence, so yes, I think that’s what will happen – that AI will be considered a new species, and it will make humans more humble."

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