>> Self-reproducing machines could unleash the power of exponential growth, thus enabling audacious engineering projects.
Grey goo. The Borg. Skynet. I think some audacious engineering might have to be curtailed if we flesh-and-bloods want to maintain some sort of relevancy. The key may be evolution. We may need to banish unexpected variation from all self-replicating machines. Variation would have to be limited to software. No automaton would be allowed to evolve away from having an off switch.
Grey goo. The Borg. Skynet. I think some audacious engineering might have to be curtailed if we flesh-and-bloods want to maintain some sort of relevancy. The key may be evolution. We may need to banish unexpected variation from all self-replicating machines. Variation would have to be limited to software. No automaton would be allowed to evolve away from having an off switch.