It's a Crime-Filled Week in IT Land
9. Intel: Human and computer intelligence will merge in 40 years: Here's something to ponder -- Intel CTO and senior fellow Justin Rattner says that human and computer intelligence could begin to merge by as soon as 2012, and that aspects of our lives by 2050 will bear little resemblance to those of today. The best part of this for those of us who love to eat potato chips and other things our doctors warn us off of, is that nanoscale chips or machines will be able to work inside of us to fix ailing organs and unclog arteries. Blood sugar levels and heart rates will be monitored by sensors that float inside of us and let our doctors know when possible health concerns show up.
10. CalTech: Intelligent space robots will explore universe by 2020: Scientists are likely to launch robots for space exploration by 2020, according to Wolfgang Fink, a physicist and senior researcher at the California Institute of Technology. Work on the robots is under way, and Fink envisions the day when robots are used instead of sending humans into space on long missions. "In the old 'Star Wars' movies, especially in 'The Empire Strikes Back,' the empire was sending out probes or floating robots," Fink said. "Those were ideal robotic explorers because they floated over planets and had sensors and communication capabilities."
