STAR@LAVALVM1.BITNET (Spencer Star) (03/02/88)
I just got through reading Eve Lewis' article on Nanotechnology. It
seems to me that interested people ought to send a donation to the
Committe for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the
Paranormal (CSICP) to investigate these claims about creating a
nano computer. It would make an interesting article in The
Skeptical Inquirer. The current issue has articles such as "The Brain
and Consciousness: Implications for Psi Phenomena" and "Fantasizing
Under Hypnosis: Some Experimental Evidence". I think something like
"The Brain and Nanotechnology: Fantasizing Under the Spell of AI"
might be an appropriate title.
One of the problems that AI seems to have is that people outside
of the AI research community have trouble distinguishing between
AI research and AI speculation. This becomes especially problematic
when the same person engages in both activities.
Actually I must admit that one of the reasons I read AI-List is for
the interesting speculations on the future of AI. But I wonder if the
people involved in discussions about nanotechnology see it as pure
speculation or as legitimate research. If the latter, how do they
come to that conclusion.
Spencer Star
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