Say Ah
May 23, 2001 by Robert A. Freitas Jr.
Nanorobots the size of bacteria might one day roam people’s bodies, rooting out disease organisms and repairing damaged tissue.… read more
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Raymond Kurzweil at ACM1
May 23, 2001 by Ray Kurzweil
Raymond Kurzweil speaks at ACM1: Beyond Cyberspace about a future in which computers will appear to be conscious and the distinction between humans and machines will gradually disappear.… read more
An Inventive Author
May 25, 2001 by Harriet Barovic
A look at Raymond Kurzweil’s roots and beginnings in becoming an innovator.… read more
Existential Risks: Analyzing Human Extinction Scenarios and Related Hazards
May 29, 2001 by Nick Bostrom
Nick Bostrom defines a new category of risks that could threaten humanity and intelligent life with extinction: existential risks. The future could be a dangerous place indeed.… read more
Man and Machine Become One
May 29, 2001 by Otis Port
Raymond Kurzweil spoke with BUSINESS WEEK Senior Writer Otis Port about nanotechnology, which may enable engineers to construct microscopic computers and robots, or nanobots, atom by atom. These machines could dramatically affect the future of human intelligence.… read more
The Story of the 21st Century
May 31, 2001 by Rebecca Zacks
Raymond Kurzweil created a hubbub with his idea that we will soon be able to “download” ourselves into machines and live forever. Find out what else he’s got up his futuristic sleeve.… read more
Raymond Kurzweil: Great Inventions
May 31, 2001 by Jerry Borrell
Since age 17, Ray Kurzweil has built companies, authored books and advised startups. UPSIDE magazine Editor in Chief Jerry Borrell recently caught up with this innovative thinker.… read more
Is A Singularity Just Around The Corner?
June 4, 2001 by Robin Hanson
Robin Hanson explores the economics of the Singularity.… read more
How Nanotechnology Will Work
June 11, 2001
How will nanotechnology change the way goods are manufactured? Learn how nanomachines will manufacture products, and what impact nanotechnology will have on various industries in the coming decades.… read more
Texas thinks small, plans Nanotech Corridor
June 11, 2001 by Amara D. Angelica
Texas wants to be the nanotech equivalent of Silicon Valley. It has a good start north of Dallas: big bucks, top talent, leading university, and proximity to nanotech pioneering company Zyvex and the Telecom Corridor. But other centers around the country are also in the race to lead the nano world.… read more
Spielberg catches Kubrick’s Baton: A Review of
June 18, 2001 by Ray Kurzweil
The androids and other intelligent machines in “A.I.” represent well-grounded science futurism, says AI pioneer Raymond Kurzweil.… read more
Can a Machine Think?
June 26, 2001 by Clinton W. Kelly
There are three ways to create an AI: model the mind, model the brain, and artificial life. Which one will work?… read more