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Mike Treder

Executive Director

Center for Responsible Nanotechnology

Mike Treder

Executive Director

Center for Responsible Nanotechnology

Tucson, Arizona

September 12, 2007

Tucson, Arizona

September 12, 2007

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Home to 6,617,422,670 humans

Home to 6,617,422,670 humans

And approximately 14 million other species of

life

And approximately 14 million other species of

life

But for how long?

But for how long?

“We have seen a massive acceleration… The glacier is now moving at 15km a year into the sea…”

How long?How long?

genetically engineered viruses

nanotechnological arms races

catastrophic nuclear war

superintelligent AI indifferent to humans

physics disaster in a particle accelerator

supervolcano explosion blocks out the sun

genetically engineered viruses

nanotechnological arms races

catastrophic nuclear war

superintelligent AI indifferent to humans

physics disaster in a particle accelerator

supervolcano explosion blocks out the sun

physicsphysics

chemistry

chemistry

astronomy

astronomy

geologygeology

biologybiologyanthropology

anthropology

sociology

sociology

psychology

psychology

philosophy

philosophy

Bio

biological technologies

biological technologies

nanoscale technologiesnanoscale

technologies

molecular manufacturing

molecular manufacturing

Nano

Impacts

Timing

Power

Impacts

Possible substrates and potential capabilities

Possible substrates and potential capabilities

Projected pathways and

timelines

Projected pathways and

timelines

Societal and environmental implications

Societal and environmental implications

Molecular ManufacturingMolecular Manufacturing

Timing

Power

Impacts

The Little CircleThe Little Circle

What We Know Now What We Know Now

Timing

Power

Impacts

The Little CircleThe Little Circle

Knowledge

Timing

Power

Impacts

The Little CircleThe Little Circle

Knowledge

Timing

Power

Impacts

The Circle of KnowledgeThe Circle of Knowledge

Knowledge

Timing

Power

Impacts

The Solution SpaceThe Solution Space

Knowledge

Energy

Energy

Conflict

ConflictHea

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Energy

Energy

Conflict

ConflictHea

lthHea

lth

Energy

Energy

Conflict

ConflictHea

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NanotechNanotech

GeneticsGenetics

BiotechBiotech

Cogno-techCogno-tech

Info-techInfo-tech

RoboticsRobotics

physicsphysics

chemistry

chemistry

astronomy

astronomy

geologygeology

biologybiologyanthropology

anthropology

sociology

sociology

psychology

psychology

philosophy

philosophy

Governance

Arts /Expression

Security

Sustainability

Expansion

Technology

Economics

Rights and Responsibilities

Civilization

CommercialCommercialGuardianGuardian

InformationalInformational

Systems of ActionSystems of Action

See

http://crnano.org/systems.htm

See

http://crnano.org/systems.htm

Circles of InfluenceCircles of Influence

can control

may affect

can’t control

Individuals

Corporations

Governments

Non-state actors

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