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In article <jsneadDL2Guq.AAE@netcom.com>, jsnead@netcom.com says...
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>The creation of sentient computers and/or human computer interfaces which
>are substantially (ie several orders of magnitude) more intelligent than
>modern humans will mean we simply can't predict the future past a certain
>point (in my view 50-100 years from now).  What could we do if some fraction
>of the population was 100 times smarter than anyone now.  I doubt we can
>imagnine it.  I try to keep any predictions I make withing 50 years,
>beyond that it's likely to be an amiazingly odd world.

Have you figured this into your predictions?

  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GLOBAL POPULATION GROWTH WITH LIFE-SUPPORT COLLAPSE   Billions
                              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^        |11
   You are here----------------+                           |10
                               |         _                 |9
                               |      _ -|~~-_             |8
                               V  _ -~   |     ~ - _       |7
                               _-~       |           ~ _   |6
                           _- ~          |               ~_|5
                        _-~              |                 |4
                    _-~                  |                 |3
          ____ ---~         Massive human die-off begins.  |2
-- ~~~~~~                            (GIGADEATH)           |1
--|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|---
  1900  1920  1940  1960  1980  2000  2020  2040  2060  2080
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[P. 133, Meadows, et al., BEYOND THE LIMITS;
  Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 1992. 800-639-4099,
  603-448-0317, Fax 603-448-2576;  ISBN 0-930031-62-8
   See my "systemsCRASH" file for more information.]

Jay
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