Who Has Warned of the Impending Dangers from the Emergence

question 10

Multiple Choice

Who has warned of the impending dangers from the emergence of self-replicating technologies?

• A) Eric Drexler
• B) Robert Freitas
• C) Gordon Moore
• D) Bill Joy

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