For those of you that are youngsters out there seeing this article now, a little context is perhaps appropriate. I remember when this article came out, being a Wired subscriber at the time, as one did if they were in their 20's working at a "dotcom" and thinking this Internet thing was turning out pretty cool.
This article was viscerally and emotionally terrifying at the time. For whatever reason it seemed really real. I remember overhearing people talking about "grey goo" over cocktails at startup events -- the scenario here seemed real and imminent.
As usual, of course, as with most doomsday predictions, the actual future reality turned out to be equally terrifying and completely different.
This article was viscerally and emotionally terrifying at the time. For whatever reason it seemed really real. I remember overhearing people talking about "grey goo" over cocktails at startup events -- the scenario here seemed real and imminent.
As usual, of course, as with most doomsday predictions, the actual future reality turned out to be equally terrifying and completely different.