Re: Scientists Build First Man-Made Genome; Synthetic Life Comes Next

David VanHorn wrote:

> Well, my experience with software is that most mistakes do not result in
> a powerful AI computer that takes over the world. Usually they just sit
> in a corner and drool, sometimes with smoke.
>
> So one would hope that the genetic software would be much the same,
> "legend" movies notwithstanding.

One difference is the "interface" that they have to us. You can switch off
a computer, even if that comes with some kind of temporary chaos for some
of them. You can't switch off a virus on the loose.

Gerhard

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