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BT Futurologist On Smart Yogurt and the $7 PC

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i'll-be-back dept.

WelshBint writes, "BT's futurologist, Ian Pearson, has been speaking to itwales.com. He has some scary predictions, including the real rise of the Terminator, smart yogurt, and the $7 PC." Ian Pearson is definitely a proponent of strong AI — along with, he estimates, 30%-40% of the AI community. He believes we will see the first computers as smart as people by 2015. As to smart yogurt — linkable electronics in bacteria such as E. Coli — he figures that means the end of security. "So how do you manage security in that sort of a world? I would say that there will not be any security from 2025 onwards."

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  1. The fact that security will become less ... by quax · · Score: 0, Troll

    ... enforcable means that your only security will be in reducing the amount of enemies and hate directed towards you. Good luck with that America!