lifeboat.com— Scientists are on the verge of breaking the carbon barrier — creating artificial life and changing forever what it means to be human. And we're not ready.
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This is a pompous, self-aggrandizing article written by a someone who is incidental (at best) in the field. The author thinks we are on the verge of a disaster, but like the promises of fusion, super-conductivity, etc. the fruits (or dangers) of nano-technology are over stated. Don't hold your breath waiting for nano-bots to rid your body of cancer or take over the world. The problems of self-replication and autonomous behavior (as a start to a long list) are far harder to overcome than the author suggests. See <a class="user" href="http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=212260&cid=17278206">http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=212260&cid=17278206</a> for some thoughtful comments about this article.
whyfish2000Dec 18, 2006
This is a pompous, self-aggrandizing article written by a someone who is incidental (at best) in the field. The author thinks we are on the verge of a disaster, but like the promises of fusion, super-conductivity, etc. the fruits (or dangers) of nano-technology are over stated. Don't hold your breath waiting for nano-bots to rid your body of cancer or take over the world. The problems of self-replication and autonomous behavior (as a start to a long list) are far harder to overcome than the author suggests. See <a class="user" href="http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=212260&cid=17278206">http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=212260&cid=17278206</a> for some thoughtful comments about this article.