Keith Henson wrote:<br>
That's not likely to happen. My best guess is that government will
"decay" when human are no longer the smartest entities around. I think
the best we can hope for is the status of cats relative to those in
charge.<br><br>
That's assuming we don't transfer our vices as well as our virtues to our successors.<br>>><br><br>Humans as docile house cats and the A.I. we create as the tigers that keep us in line? A sad thought... But I suppose a society like the one Iain M. Banks envisioned is really not so bad. <br>
<br>In fact, it very much appeals to me.<br><br><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Culture">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Culture</a><br><br>John Grigg <br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><br>