From: Eliezer S. Yudkowsky (sentience@pobox.com)
Date: Thu Aug 29 2002 - 11:12:00 MDT
Eugen Leitl wrote:
>
> It is extremely probable that biology per se is incapable of creating
> extremely long-lived systems. However, machine-phase and solid state
> nanosystems could either offer supportive role for wet biology
> (nanomedicine) or become an alternative substrate for life.
>
> It is unlikely any of us will see advent of such technology within our
> normal lifetime, however, short of semidivine interventions (SI, etc).
Eugen, that's only moderately less silly than saying that it's unlikely
that any of us will see daylight within our normal lifetimes, barring a
sunrise.
-- Eliezer S. Yudkowsky http://singinst.org/ Research Fellow, Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence
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