John McCarthy of Stanford has another take on the future:
<http://www-formal.Stanford.EDU/jmc/progress/>
(An extract)
This page and its satellites will contain references to articles, my own
and by others, explaining how humanity is likely to advance in the near
future. In particular, we argue that the whole world can reach and
maintain American standards of living with a population of even 15
billion. We also argue that maintaining material progress is the highest
priority and the best way to ensure that population eventually
stabilizes at a sustainable level with a standard of living above the
present American level and continues to improve thereafter.
Bob
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