Comments on: Artificial Life? http://asymptotia.com/2007/10/08/artificial-life/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:21:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Alex http://asymptotia.com/2007/10/08/artificial-life/#comment-84260 Alex Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:53:06 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/10/08/artificial-life/#comment-84260 #2 Here’s hoping we use it wisely. There's not much evidence of that happening! Especially if this is hailed as some technological quick-fix to feeding the world, or solving the global warming problem. Just imagine all those little copyrighted genetically engineered organisms multiplying on their own. With what effect? It certainly couldn't be restricted to an isolated ecological niche. So, another genetically engineered life-form would need to be introduced to bring the first one under control. Think Australian Cane Toad, think genetically engineered predator, think unintended consequences. #2 Here’s hoping we use it wisely.

There’s not much evidence of that happening!
Especially if this is hailed as some technological quick-fix to feeding the world, or solving the global warming problem.

Just imagine all those little copyrighted genetically engineered organisms multiplying on their own. With what effect?

It certainly couldn’t be restricted to an isolated ecological niche.
So, another genetically engineered life-form would need to be introduced to bring the first one under control.

Think Australian Cane Toad, think genetically engineered predator, think unintended consequences.

]]> By: Elliot http://asymptotia.com/2007/10/08/artificial-life/#comment-84169 Elliot Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:20:35 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/10/08/artificial-life/#comment-84169 I commented on this over at "correlations" but to my mind this is the biological equivalent of Fermi and team under the bleachers at U of Chicago with the first chain reaction. The potential upside/downside is as significant, if not more so, than the development of atomic energy. Here's hoping we use it wisely. e. I commented on this over at “correlations” but to my mind this is the biological equivalent of Fermi and team under the bleachers at U of Chicago with the first chain reaction. The potential upside/downside is as significant, if not more so, than the development of atomic energy.

Here’s hoping we use it wisely.

e.

]]> By: spyder http://asymptotia.com/2007/10/08/artificial-life/#comment-84118 spyder Mon, 08 Oct 2007 18:49:42 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/10/08/artificial-life/#comment-84118 Kurzweil must be proud, <i>singularity</i> is just around the corner. Well he predicted 2017; but hey, this is a relatively giant leap, and with the Nobels going today to stem cell genetic researchers, one can only let the imagination explode. Kurzweil must be proud, singularity is just around the corner. Well he predicted 2017; but hey, this is a relatively giant leap, and with the Nobels going today to stem cell genetic researchers, one can only let the imagination explode.

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