>By 2050, I fully expect full-spectrum anti-agathic treatments, a mature >nanotechnology, human-equivalent AI and so forth.
Drexler himself recently responded to Richard Smalley's claim that Molecular manufacturing is a pipedream. Drexler is still confident we will have molecular assemblers, but it will take longer that he first predicted. If you are referring to large-scale nanotechnology like MEMS, well, its here today. Recently I saw an add from Forbes mag of a new mag they have that provides investment advice to those who want to invest in nanotechnology. Given all that, I >think the demographic arguments won't count for much. Need more >workers? Just manufacture some more human-grade AIs, etc. etc. AI is tough to do. I would say we don't need human grade AI. I mean, who wants to deal with a bunch of (depressed) Marvin's.... However, I have stated on my resume that if I was to go back to school, I would either study Nanomedicine or AI pathology. I'm optimistic! Nerd from Hell Born-again Extropian > >Rich, who is actually quite serious. >_______________________________________________ >http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l > _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
