Fast,
Cheap, and Out of Control
Rodney Brooks discusses the future
of this merger of (nanoscale)
robotic technology with biotechnology:
•
We are on a path to changing our
genome in profound ways. Not
simple improvements toward ideal humans as is often feared. In reality, we will have the power to manipulate our own bodies in the way we currently manipulate the design of machines. We will have the keys to our own existence. There is no need to worry about mere robots taking over from us. We will be taking
over from ourselves with
manipulatable body plans and capabilities
easily able to match that of any robot.
Rodney Brooks, Flesh and Machines, p. 236.