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Don't Stymie Nanotech
Anonymous Coward writes "A new paper released by the Pacific Research Institute says that nanotechnology holds benefits for society if not blocked by misguided regulation or outright bans. Already, some prominent individuals (like Bill Joy) have questioned the rationale of continuing nanotech research - PRI's paper explains that nanotech has more benefits than drawbacks, and that bans and heavy regulation are not in society's best interests"
that paper that was released to make sure it's not actually made up of nanobots that want to turn the Earth to goo?
What would a self-replicating nano-machine do if it went out of control? It would begin grabbing every other atom nearby, and converting them into the same nanomachines, and would multiply unstoppably and explosively.
It would eventually destroy the planet, as well as possibly the solar system and even the universe.
Read this before you tout nanotech as a panacea! It is scary.
We can't 'eat' air and dirt and use it (and it alone) to grow and reproduce. Nanites could, in theory, do just that, by using raw materials in the air and the earth to reproduce. It all depends on (A) how they are programmed, (B) how they mutate, and (C) how lucky (or unlucky) we are.- Well, as the other reply below so eloquently put it, humans are imperfect. To create a grey-goo doomsday nanodevice would require perfect engineering, ensuring the device withstands all climates, can consume any material, and can avoid all attempts by people to stop it from growing. While I agree we need to be cautious, raising this cautiousness to absurd heights is just as dangerous as being completely carefree.
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Just because sun is in trouble, with no way ahead for it's existing product lines/technology, they have taken the approach of bashing other peoples efforts to reach for the future. What a sad character, Bill Joy must be if he isn't even curious about what new technologies could accomplish.
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