As we all know, predictions are difficult, especially about the future. Our fearless authors are undaunted by the task. Essentially, they explore the intersection of the exponential growth of a wide swath of technologies and the convergence of those various technologies in unpredictable ways. The future they envision sounds amazing—and cheap, as technological advances solve one problem after another. The one thing they seemed to ignore is human nature and our love of mischief (and control). Well, they did devote three whole paragraphs to the subject before dismissing it. The authors note:
. . . we're going to experience a hundred years of technological progress over the next ten years. In fact, many of the most powerful technologies we'll have at our disposal—artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, biotechnology—are only starting to come online. So yes, the threats we seem to face might seem dire, but the solutions we already possess will only continue to increase in power.
We will see.
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