September 2000
Not By Reason Alone
Should we stop computer science research to prevent the evolution of intelligent machines that might someday surpass humanity? Absolutely not.
By Michael Dertouzos
In a recent Wired magazine article, Bill Joy argued that the consequences of research on robotics, genetic engineering and nanotechnology may lead to " knowledge-enabled mass destruction...hugely amplified by the power of self-replication." His medicine: "relinquishment...by limiting our pursuit of certain kinds of knowledge." I don't buy it.
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