I actually have fears of another sort of killer robotics - nanotech. It’s an “emerging technology” still in the research stage, of course. But in 20 years, it may well be a reality.
The upside is tremendous - everything from self-repairing machinery to medical nanobots who can repair tissue or hunt down cancer cells.
The downside is, like any other tool, in the wrong hands it probably could be used to destroy instead of heal. Programmed to attack a vital organ, a thousand nanobots, each smaller than a grain of dust, could be an invisible weapon that could be used to kill well, anyone. And you wouldn’t even see or feel it coming.
So yeah, I’ve probably veered a bit into tinfoil hat territory here, but it’s still a scary proposition.
I actually have fears of another sort of killer robotics - nanotech. It’s an “emerging technology” still in the research stage, of course. But in 20 years, it may well be a reality. The upside is tremendous - everything from self-repairing machinery to medical nanobots who can repair tissue or hunt down cancer cells.
The downside is, like any other tool, in the wrong hands it probably could be used to destroy instead of heal. Programmed to attack a vital organ, a thousand nanobots, each smaller than a grain of dust, could be an invisible weapon that could be used to kill well, anyone. And you wouldn’t even see or feel it coming.
So yeah, I’ve probably veered a bit into tinfoil hat territory here, but it’s still a scary proposition.
That is basically the plot of the remake of "The Day the Earth Stood Still" with Keanu Reeves as the main character.
The Secret Weapon that the Alien unleashes on the earth is a whirlwind of Nanobots that attack and destroy everything.
Very "Gaia" oriented Hippie drivel about Humanity being an infection of which the planet needs to be cleansed.