This was an article on the bbc news website about claims made about the advancement of robots and machines. Although the predictions of nano robots that will make us more intelligent is interesting i found the "challenges facing humanity" very telling.
Make solar energy affordable
Provide energy from fusion
Develop carbon sequestration
Manage the nitrogen cycle
Provide access to clean water
Reverse engineer the brain
Prevent nuclear terror
Secure cyberspace
Enhance virtual reality
Improve urban infrastructure
Advance health informatics
Engineer better medicines
Advance personalised learning
Explore natural frontiers
Along with star trek type ones such as "Explore natural frontiers" and "Provide energy from fusion" there is "Provide access to clean water".
Is this evidence of an ever increasing technological divide between the poorest in the world and the richest?
Along with star trek type ones such as "Explore natural frontiers" and "Provide energy from fusion" there is "Provide access to clean water".
Is this evidence of an ever increasing technological divide between the poorest in the world and the richest?
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I found this article quite disconcerting. Im not entirely sure I want mini robots influencing my mind - It seems far more personal than a pacemaker or electronic prosthetic hand or something. Does that make me a hippie in 20 years time?
Yeah, I agree it is a pretty scary thought - the stuff of science fiction nightmares! Not sure what it means for traditional university examinations, TV game shows or pub quizzes if all the candidates have mini computers built into their brains!
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