The Integration of Human Consciousness with Machines: An Infinite Journey

A person wearing a futuristic neural interface headset

Step 1: The Neural Interface

Brain waves being digitized and transferred to a computer

Step 2: Mind Digitization

A virtual representation of human consciousness in cyberspace

Step 3: Digital Consciousness

Multiple human consciousnesses merging with a vast AI network

Step 4: Collective Intelligence

A hybrid being of organic and synthetic components

Step 5: Techno-Organic Synthesis

An advanced civilization of integrated human-machine entities

Step 6: Post-Human Evolution