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Are We Building Superman



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I believe that's exactly where 
class="cap">As the      we are heading. As we continue to 
greatest of all the             advance the big four technologies 
superheroes, Superman possesses       — genetics, artificial            
extraordinary powers represented      intelligence, robotics and        
as "faster than a speeding            nanotechnology — we will create a 
bullet, more powerful than a          new version of humanity that will 
locomotive, and able to leap tall     have as little in common with us  
buildings in a single bound," a       as we have with Cro-Magnon man.   
description made famous in the        The next three to five decades    
Superman TV series of the 1950s.      will place humanity firmly on the 
Superman's capabilities include       path to this new reality.

     
flight, super-strength,               

I don't mean to sound gloomy,  
invulnerable skin, super-speed,       because the destination will be   
x-ray vision, super-hearing, and      pretty damn good for the most     
the ability to blow with the          part. It's the transition that    
power of gale-force winds.            concerns me; technological        
Besides that, he was pretty much      evolution will proceed so rapidly 
invulnerable to disease and smart     that many will fall by the        
as a whip. This is one tough          wayside. Underdeveloped countries 
dude.                                 may fall far behind, lost         
These certainly are abilities         forever. Even in technology-rich  
"far beyond those of mortal men"      North America, pockets of people  
as the old TV series proclaimed,      may lose their way. Don't let it  
but is technology pushing us in       happen to you.

                
this direction? Is our destiny to     

Genetics

            
create a new, greatly enhanced        

DNA can be considered the      
version of humanity? In other         program code guiding the          
words, a new species of               development of our bodies. Each   
superhumans?

                      of us caries DNA in our cells,    



and this DNA provides the             far.

                          
instructions that lead to the         

It's clear that increasing our 
growth and formation of our minds     intelligence improves our         
and bodies. As we begin to            survival prospects. We have       
understand this code, as well as      learned that the computer,        
the other mechanisms of our           combined with the right software, 
bodies, we have an increasing         can display a certain degree of   
capability to intervene. By           intelligence, which we can        
manipulating DNA, by adjusting        harness for our own purposes. In  
processes, we will be able to         certain limited areas — such as   
prevent or cure disease, enhance      playing chess — artificial        
intelligence, strength, speed and     intelligence can defeat the best  
other factors and increase the        humans. Although humans are far   
human lifespan. Are there any         ahead of the machines in broad    
limits? Probably, but we have a       based intelligence, the           
long way to go.

                   differential is shrinking. Some   

Artificial                      experts predict artificial        
Intelligence

                  intelligence will catch and then  

In comparison to other             surpass us in as little as three  
animals, our bodies are weak, we      or four decades. I'm not sure     
don't have lethal teeth or claws,     about the timeframe, but I am     
we're not that big, we don't          sure that we will enhance the not 
reproduce quickly or in large         so magnificent capabilities of    
numbers, we can't fly or even run     our brains with artificial        
very fast … well, you get the         intelligence. Wireless            
idea. So why are we such a            connections to networked AI will  
successful species? You know the      provide these fortunate           
answer, of course — our               individuals far greater           
magnificent brain. Intelligence       intelligence than unconnected     
wins out. At least it has so          humans. Over the coming decades,  



we will begin to rely more on         super strong but lightweight      
artificial intelligence than our      supports built into your arms and 
native brainpower, even for           legs, all run by your artificial  
individuals with minds                intelligence? Get the picture?    
genetically enhanced. The             Like our brains, our bodies will  
combination of genetic                gradually give way to mechanical  
enhancements and networked AI         devices superior to our original  
will push us up the evolutionary      body parts.

                   
scale.

                            

Nanotechnology

      

Robotics

                

Nanotechnology is the process  

If artificial intelligence         of building with molecules, even  
will gradually surpass our            atoms, which will allow us to     
natural intelligence, what about      precisely design and fabricate    
our bodies? Sure, they will be        virtually any body part. This     
genetically enhanced, but it's        could be a tiny object that would 
not going to stop there. Robotics     fit into a human cell or          
will play a big role, but not the     something as large as a bone or   
kind of mechanical man we have        organ. At some point, we may be   
become familiar with through the      able to build tiny medical bots   
movies. No, the type of robotics      in the cells, which could monitor 
I anticipate are the artificial       the performance of biological     
components built into our bodies.     parts. Or we could build more     
We are already familiar with          efficient blood cells, perhaps    
artificial hips and knees,            self-powered so that a heart is   
prosthetic leg extensions and         no longer required. In any case,  
replacements, hearing aids and        nanotechnology will enable us to  
glasses. Why not a second             fabricate replacements that may   
mechanical heart for a backup or      be superior to the original       
to supply extra blood when the        items.

                        
workload is extreme? Why not          

Considerations and          



Conclusions

                   government regulation with        

Some people would ban most, if     scientific self-monitoring. If    
not all, of the technological         the advanced nations can agree on 
developments that we have             a course of action, Superman may  
outlined. This may be due to          be the best thing that's ever     
religious or moral beliefs that       happened to us. But if things get 
we shouldn't tamper with God's        out of control …

              
design. Or they may be concerned      

(Originally published on Dan   
that these technologies could get     Ronco's website and reprinted     
into the wrong hands, such as         with his                          
terrorists or rogue states. Even      permission).

with the best of safeguards,          egend>About the                
serious problems that may             Author
endanger human health, or even        id="authorbio"                    
survival, might appear many years     class="membersnoticewhite">Dan    
after implementation. In any          Ronco's expertise in engineering  
case, the development of a            and computer science infuses his  
superman could lead to conflict       fast-paced techno-thriller Unholy 
between the haves and have-nots       Domain with detail and            
in our society.

                   authenticity. His second novel,   

These are serious                  it warns of the looming clash     
considerations, but there is no       between religion and advanced     
turning back; the genie is out of     science. Visit the bottle. Superman is coming        href="http://danronco.com">Dan    
and he's moving with super speed.     Ronco.

 
Our best hope is to combine           
                             




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