INDEX
Abbeel, Pieter, 89–90
Accelerating returns, law of, 12–13
Addison Lee, 8–9
Africa
technology in, 14–15, 23, 79n, 190, 197–199
AIC Chile, 190
Airliner, supersonic, 7
Anderson, Chris, 120
Anger in society, 3–4
Apple Watch, 84–85
Argus II (argus retinal prosthesis), 176–177
Artificial general intelligence (A.G.I.), 40
Artificial intelligence (A.I.), 7, 12–14. See also Siri, specific topics
applications, 209–210
benefits of, 43
fostering autonomy vs. dependence, 44–46
hard, 40
how it will affect our lives and take our jobs, 40–44
killing machines, 97
and the labor market, 101
narrow/soft, 38
Preparing for the Future of Artificial Intelligence, 45–46
quantum computing and, 207
risks of, 45
Asimov, Isaac, 183
Atala, Anthony, 181
Automated online assistant. See Artificial intelligence (A.I.) assistants
Autonomous cars. See Driverless cars
Autopilot, 101, 119–120, 150, 160, 163
Autosteer, 150–151
Bansal, Preeta, 29
Bio-ink, 180, 181. See also 3-D bio-printing
Biometric theft, 20
Bionic eye. See Argus II
Bladders, bio-printed, 181
Blade Runner (film), 210
Boxtel, Amanda, 179
BRETT (Berkeley Robot for the Elimination of Tedious Tasks), 89–90
Brown, Micah, 100
Brynjolfsson, Erik, 101
Car accidents, 157–158. See also Driverless cars
CCR5 gene, 143
Cell phones, 14–15
Cheney, Dick, 106–107
Clearwell (software), 42
Clinton, Hillary, 3
Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats. See CRISPR-cas9 system
Computer security, 209
Computers in the classroom, 53–54
Concorde, 8
Copyright laws, 29–30
CRISPR, 140–145
CRISPR-cas9 system, 140
Crohn’s disease, 134–135
Cyberattacks, 108–109, 173, 183. See also Hacking
Cybersecurity, 106–107, 209. See also Hacking; Internet of Things
all your weaknesses, in one place, 111–112
citizens caught in the cyber crossfire, 107–111
the race to make it accessible, 113
DARPA Robotics Challenge, 91, 92
Data breaches. See Hacking
Davenport, Thomas, 42
David, Lawrence, 130
Deepfakes, 209–210
Dell Computer, 169–170
Digital enhancement, 184
Digital pills, 69
DNA, 136–139
altering, 30–31. See also Synthetic biology
medical privacy and, 83
DNA sequencing, 128–130, 132. See also DNA
Driverless cars, xi–xii, 19–20, 32, 149–154. See also Google cars; Tesla cars
fostering autonomy vs. dependence, 162–164
a massive disruption caused by giving A.I. the keys, 160–162
moral argument for, 157–159
reinventing the car to forgo a human driver, 155–157
in various countries, 159–160
Drivers in the driverless car, 164
“Drone Age,” 120
Drones, 118–123
benefits vs. risks of, 124–127
the darker side to, 123–124
fostering autonomy vs. dependence, 127
DropSynth, 137
Dystopian worldview and dystopian future, xiv, 3–7
Education, 47–52. See also Learning; Online education
back to the future of, 52–53
promise of exponential technology for personalized, 53–56
Einstein, Albert, 202
Electric vehicles, 195–196, 199, 200
Electricity costs, 192–195, 198, 199
Electromagnetic pulse (EMP), 210
Ele.me, 118
Employment, future of, 101–102
Encryption. See RSA
Endotronix, 182
Endotronix system, 183
Energy technology, 188–197. See also Solar power
fostering autonomy vs. dependence, 201
free power means a more peaceful planet, 199–201
Equal benefits, 62–63
Ethical standards, 29
Exoskeleton. See Robotic exoskeleton
Farming, vertical, 200
Fecal transplantation, 134–135
FoldiMate, 91
Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 28, 29
Food delivery by drones, 118
Frey, Carl Benedikt, 101
Gates, Bill, 45
Gene synthesis, artificial, 137–139. See also Synthetic biology
General Electric (GE), 169–170, 173
Genetic engineering, 31
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, 82
Genetic testing, 82. See also DNA sequencing
Genetically edited babies, 143
Genetically modified food, 141
Genetics, revolution in. See also DNA
driving health care, 68–70
Genome, human. See Synthetic biology
Genome editing, 143
Genomic data, 82–83
Genomic targeting, shift from broad-stroke medicine to precision, 130–133
Gibson, William, xiv
Go players, 94
Goetz, Thomas, 78–79
Goodman, Marc, 144
Google, 93, 94, 102, 133, 184. See also specific topics
Google buses, 6
Google cars, xi, xiii, 101, 149–150, 152–153, 157, 163, 168–169
Green, Eric, 131
Gut flora, 134–136
Hacking, 106, 109–113, 115, 119, 166, 206. See also Biohacking; Cyberattacks
companies preparing against, 114
and lifting personal information, 170–171, 173
Health care
entrepreneurs to the rescue, 71–74
revolution in genetics driving, 68–70
self-diagnosis, 70
self-guided, 70
shift toward home-based investigation, 79
the waistline and the new paradigm for personalized medicine, 65–68
Healthcare technology, xiii, xiv, 64, 73–76, 176–187
consumerization of, 78–80
equal benefits, risks, and dependency, 80–81
fostering autonomy vs. dependence, 185–187
and medical diagnosis, 70–76
reducing the costs of medical testing, 72–74, 76
risks and dependencies, 81–85
HealthKit, 69
Hinds, Pamela, 161
Hole-in-the-Wall Education Project, 59
Hollister, Scott, 178
Honan, Mat, 111
Human Genome Project, 128
Iamus (computer), 39
Identity theft, 104–105, 112, 115, 117, 173
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), 56–57
Individual choices, importance of, 25–26
Intelligence, 14. See also Artificial intelligence
Internet of Things (I.o.T.), 11, 25, 109, 165, 166
the awesome things about, 166–170
benefits vs. risks of, 173–175
defined, 165
fostering autonomy vs. dependence, 172–173
the frightening thing about, 170–172
Japan, aging of, 96–97
Kahol, Kanav, 71–72
Khosla, Vinod, 41
Kim, Tammie, 161
Kurzweil, Ray, 12–13, 16–17, 98, 194
Labor market, A.I. and the, 101–102
Laptop computers in educational settings, 53–54
“Late-mile problem,” 118
Laundroid, 91
Laxminarayan, Ramanan, 71–73, 76
Learning. See also Education
the flipped future of EdTech and personalized, 59–62
Lethal autonomous weapon systems, 98–100
Lulu and Nana controversy (genetically edited babies), 143
Maduro, Nicolás, 123–124
Mahan, Steve, 152–153
Massive open online courses (MOOCs), 54
McAfee, Andrew, 101
Medical identity theft, 112. See also Cybersecurity; Identity theft
Medical supplies, drones used to deliver, 121–122
Medical technology. See Healthcare technology
Medicine. See Health care
Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital, 132
Microbiome, 134–136
Microbiota, human. See Microbiome
Minimally invasive education, 58
Mitra, Sugata, 56–59
Moore’s Law, 11–17, 27, 63, 92, 150, 177, 206
Musk, Elon, 8, 45, 97, 103, 196
Mycoplasma mycoides JCVI-syn1.0, 137
Naam, Ramez, 192
National Microbiome Initiative, 146
Nest Learning Thermostat, 166–168, 171, 173
Netflix, 69–70
Nilsson, Mans, 195
Nixon, Richard M., 130
NotPetya ransomware, 109
Nykvist, Bjorn, 195
Obesity, 65–66
Occupations that could be automated, 101
Office of Personnel Management, 108–109
Online education, 54
history of, 56–59
Open Roboethics initiative, 98, 100
Orwellian future, xvi
Osborne, Michael A., 101
Pang Kin Keong, 160
Perovskite, 197
Personnel Management, Office of, 108–109
Peterson, Garrett, 178
Peterson, Jake, 178
Petya (malware). See NotPetya ransomware
Plasma-based water purification technology (PWSS), 189–190
Population aging, 96–97
Power grids, central, 197–198
Powered exoskeleton. See Robotic exoskeleton
Preeclampsia, prenatal testing for, 74–75
Prenatal testing for preeclampsia, 74–75
Presidential campaign of 2016, 3, 6–7
Privacy, 113–117, 164, 166, 171, 174–175. See also Cybersecurity
driverless cars and, 19–20, 171
Internet and, 171
I.o.T. and, 166
vs. vanity, 117
Pulmonary-artery pressure, wireless sensor reader for monitoring, 182
Quantum computers, 18, 206, 209
contrasted with semiconductor-based computers, 203, 204
cracking codes, 204–206
and the future, 205, 207, 208, 210
performance, 203–204, 206, 207
race to build, 204
Quantum computing, 17, 203–208
benefits vs. risks of, 209–210
fostering autonomy vs. dependence, 208–209
Quantum entanglement, 202–203
Qubits, 203–205
Reiner, Jonathan, 107
Renewable energy, 193–194. See also Energy technology
Robotic exoskeleton, 179–180, 184
Robots, 89–91
benefits vs. risks of, 100–103
everyone benefiting equally from, 103–104
fostering autonomy vs. dependence, 104–105
how they may save the world, 96–97
killing people, 97–100
Rosie is coming, 92–95. See also Rosie
Rosie (robot maid on The Jetsons), 44, 89–95, 103–104
Russian interference in 2016 U.S. election, 109
Samantha (virtual assistant from Her), 46
Schier, Robert, 41
Schools. See Education
Security. See Cybersecurity
Security, computer, 209
Security breaches. See Hacking
Self-driving cars. See Driverless cars
Singapore, 160
Six-Million Dollar Man, The (TV series), 180
Skype, 56
Sloan Kettering Hospital, 132
Smartphones, 14–16. See also Siri
Social media, 117. See also Facebook
Software-based technologies, 44
Solar power, 189–197
benefiting everyone, everywhere, 197–199
Star Trek (TV series), 176
Star Trek future, xvi, 125, 127, 211–212
Superposition, 202–204
Swasthya Slate, 72, 74. See also HealthCube Pro
Synthetic biology. See also DNA: altering
benefits vs. risks of, 144–146
rise of, 136–144
“Synthia” (Mycoplasma mycoides JCVI-syn1.0), 137
Technology. See also Healthcare technology; specific topics
advances on the horizon, 17–18
fostering autonomy vs. dependence, 44–46, 104–105, 127, 162–164, 172–173, 185–187, 201
for personalized education, 53–56
questions to ask regarding, 31–33
seeks society’s forgiveness, not permission, 27–31
Technology triad, 11–12
Telemedicine, 77
Terrorists, use of drones by, 123–124
Tesla, 8
Tesla battery technology, 196
Tesla cars, xiv, 101, 103, 150–151, 155, 156, 163, 169
Thermostats. See Nest Learning Thermostat
3-D bio-printing, 178–182
Truck drivers, 160
Tug (robot maid), 94–95
Ukraine, 2017 cyberattacks on, 109
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), 119. See also Drones
Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), 119. See also Drones
Utopian future, xvi
Vaginas, implanted, 181
Venter, J. Craig, 13, 133, 137, 194
Virtual assistant. See Artificial intelligence (A.I.) assistants
VISOR (for Visual Instrument and Sensory Organ Replacement), 176
Vogl, Ronald, 175
Wadhwa, Tarun, 180–181, 189–190
Water, drinking
access to clean, 188–190
Water sanitization, 188–190
Water tanks and water quality, 190–191
Watson (computer), 132
Weapons. See Lethal autonomous weapon systems
Weight loss, 66
Wind power, 192–195
Wozniak, Steve, 97
YouTube, 21–23
Zhang, Feng, 140
Zolezzi, Alfredo, 189–190, 199