[ExI] BREAKPOINT: terrorists vs. transhumanists

[Amara D. Angelica]

Former counterterrorism czar Richard Clarke’s BREAKPOINT novel, set in the
year 2012, is based on emerging technologies. "Globegrid," a high-speed
global network, links supercomputers worldwide. Combined with advanced AI
software, it promises to reverse-engineer the brain, revolutionize genomics,
enable medical breakthroughs, develop advanced human-machine interfaces, and
allow for genetic alterations and even uploading consciousness. But it spurs
a terrorist-fundamentalist Luddite backlash against transhumanists, as
hackers take down the power grid, and destroy vital international data and
telecom links, communications satellites, and biotech firms.  
 
 <http://www.kurzweilai.net/meme/frame.html?main=/articles/art0703.html >
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