[ExI] U.S. spy agency predicts a very transhuman future by 2030

[Stefano Vaj]

On 11 January 2013 00:40, BillK <pharos at gmail.com> wrote:

> The National Intelligence Council has just released its much
> anticipated forecasting report, a 140-page document that outlines
> major trends and technological developments we should expect in the
> next 20 years. Among their many predictions, the NIC foresees the end
> of U.S. global dominance, the rising power of individuals against
> states, a growing middle class that will increasingly challenge
> governments, and ongoing shortages in water, food and energy. But they
> also envision a future in which humans have been significantly
> modified by their technologies — what will herald the dawn of the
> transhuman era.
>

Hey, I like my glass of fresh water like the next guy, but all that sounds
for the rest overly optimistic... :-)

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Stefano Vaj
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