G4 - Why the future does not need us

Question 1

• is an American computer engineer and venturecapitalist.
• He is the co-founder and Chief Scientist of SunMicrosystem.
• Author of “Why the Future Doesn’t Need Us?”
• Warned about the dangers of future technologies.

Answer 1

Bill Joy

Question 2

GNR TECHNOLOGIES

Answer 2

Genetics
Nanotechnology
Robotics

Question 3

Biological risks, designer babies.

Answer 3

Genetics

Question 4

Self-replicating nanobots could go out of control.

Answer 4

Nanotechnology

Question 5

Could take over jobs and decision-making.

Answer 5

Robotics

Question 6

PAST IS MISTAKE IS creation and use of ATOMIC BOMB

TRUE OR FALSE

Answer 6

TRUE

Question 7

“AI could replace humans altogether”

Someone will design AI that improves and
replicates itself

“This (A.I.) will be a new form of life that
outperforms humans.”

If people design computer viruses,
someone will design AI that improves and
replicates itself.

Answer 7

stephen hawking

Question 8

Author of the Unabomber Manifesto.

Feared loss of human freedom due to machines.

Two futures:
1. Machines control us
2. We rely on them too much

Either way, humanity suffers.

Answer 8

Theodore Kaczynski

Question 9

American aerospace engineer who
worked on safety-critical systems

known for Murphy’s Law

Answer 9

Edward A. Murphy

Question 10

defined as a movement of resistance
against modern technologies.

a manifestation of how technology
can affect society

Answer 10

Luddism

Question 11

refer to textiles workers in
the start of 19th century
who destroyed the
machines in their factories.

Answer 11

Luddites

Question 12

Nowadays, luddites refer to…

Answer 12

Individuals who oppose new
technologies.

Can also refer to people who are not
familiar with modern technologies.