I think we are witnessing the next 'industrial' revolution. The advent of PCs and the internet were life changing but nowhere near what will happen if the predictions in that video come true. Once we have computers that can exceed the capacity of the human brain - and cheap computers, at that - then we embark on to a whole new realm. Once the genie (this 'artificial life')is out of the bottle how will it be controlled? PCs today can automate highly defined mundane and repitive tasks with ease, but take PCs to the next level where it can create code and effectively make judgement calls that consider all factors including subjective issues, where will that lead us? Religion and government struggle today with the replication of physical life by artificial means. Replication of intelligence by artificial means will be their next struggle.
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