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Complexity and Being at the Mercy of Machines
A response to the recent feature "Why the future doesn't need us" by Bill Joy, of Sun Microsystems.
Joy, to the World
Virginia Postrel critiques Bill Joy's recent essay.
Special Focus on Bill Joy's Hi-Tech Warning
An effort to continue the public dialogue started with computer scientist Bill Joy's apocalyptic vision. From the Center for the Study of Technology and Society in Washington, D.C.
Wait a Nano Second...
Glenn Reynolds argues that attempting to prevent technological catastrophes by restricting research will only backfire.
Why the Future Doesn't Need Us
By Bill Joy, chief scientist at Sun Microsystems. "Our most powerful 21st-century technologies - robotics, genetic engineering, and nanotech - are threatening to make humans an endangered species." [Wired magazine]