Comments on: Human enhancement with or without nanotechnology http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2632 examining transformative technology Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:23:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Christine Peterson http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2632#comment-467721 Christine Peterson Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:44:21 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2632#comment-467721 Good points, Ben. --CP Good points, Ben. –CP

]]> By: Ben http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2632#comment-465220 Ben Sat, 19 Jan 2008 11:30:56 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2632#comment-465220 To the best of my knowledge, Aubrey has no objection to nanomedical approaches to rejuvenation. It's pretty clear that, in principle, mature nanotech will be able to obviate or repair all aging-related damage. We just aren't convinced the technology will be mature enough, soon enough, to benefit those currently alive. It's sensible to have a range of possible solutions under development; after all, the Singularity Institute could argue that the pursuit of medical nanotech is a waste of time since smarter-than-human AI will be able to develop it dramatically faster than humans (indeed, that's a cornerstone of the 'hard takeoff' scenario). That's 'if it can be made to work', of course. ;) To the best of my knowledge, Aubrey has no objection to nanomedical approaches to rejuvenation. It’s pretty clear that, in principle, mature nanotech will be able to obviate or repair all aging-related damage. We just aren’t convinced the technology will be mature enough, soon enough, to benefit those currently alive.

It’s sensible to have a range of possible solutions under development; after all, the Singularity Institute could argue that the pursuit of medical nanotech is a waste of time since smarter-than-human AI will be able to develop it dramatically faster than humans (indeed, that’s a cornerstone of the ‘hard takeoff’ scenario).

That’s ‘if it can be made to work’, of course. ;)

]]> By: James G. http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2632#comment-461389 James G. Wed, 16 Jan 2008 02:10:35 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2632#comment-461389 Yes, I agree. I have always felt this way about de Grey's arguments, it's nice that people are now telling him this, maybe he'll take up the nanotech crusade the way he's taken up the biological anti-aging angle. Yes, I agree. I have always felt this way about de Grey’s arguments, it’s nice that people are now telling him this, maybe he’ll take up the nanotech crusade the way he’s taken up the biological anti-aging angle.

]]> By: ANTI-AGINGDETOX.COM » Blog Archive » Human enhancement with or without nanotechnology - Nanodot http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2632#comment-460469 ANTI-AGINGDETOX.COM » Blog Archive » Human enhancement with or without nanotechnology - Nanodot Tue, 15 Jan 2008 04:12:43 +0000 http://www.foresight.org/nanodot/?p=2632#comment-460469 [...] More here… [...] [...] More here… [...]

]]>