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This sounds a lot like the warnings of "grey goo" described by K. Eric Drexler's book "Engines of Creation". If we're going to design materials like these, we
by smoyer 9y ago
This sounds a lot like the warnings of "grey goo" described by K. Eric Drexler's book "Engines of Creation". If we're going to design materials like these, we need a fail-safe way to keep them in check!
- mindcrime 9y agoOr PKD's warning about our losing the ability to build things directly in "Pay for the Printer". http://sickmyduck.narod.ru/pkd041-0.html http://sickmyduck.narod.ru/pkd041-0.html
- pixl97 9y ago>we need a fail-safe way to keep them in check The first grey goo explosion happened a few billion years ago and there has been a constant DNA battle ever since. I don't think there is a failsafe way to make programmable matter. Either we get 'natural' evolution, where little accidents in occur and alter the code which lead to nano-cancer, or people will create such matter without safety checks. On top of this all of our man made matter will be locked in war with the countless living nanobots, which could lead to unexpected evolution of what's already here.