Technology Super Convergence, Pace of Technological Change and Security Risks

Risk Group Founder, Jayshree Pandya Ph.D  discusses “Technology Super Convergence, Pace of Technological Change and Security Risks” with Dr. James Hughes from Institute of Ethics and Emerging Technologies on Risk Roundup.   Introduction Nations currently stand on the verge of the most transformative period in all of human history. As Information Technology, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence merge and converge to make the once impossible imagination, possible, it is not only human and machine intelligence that will merge and create unthinkable possibilities: The likes of Molecular manufacturing will bring earth shattering potential to build virtually any physical item quickly and inexpensively directly from untainted and pure information. The pace of technological change coming our way is expected to be so rapid, its impact so deep, that human life, its expectations and experiences, will be irreversibly transformed. It will undoubtedly change the whole global dynamics, security and power structure, when the rapidly emerging technological convergence that is close to reaching the commercialization stage is about to create a technological tsunami. It will not only fundamentally change human lives but will also create new industries, destroy a few industries, impact a large number of industry sectors, evaporate a number of businesses, create significant amount of hi-tech specialized and skilled jobs, destroy a large number of unskilled jobs, collapse a few nations and change the nature of an unprecedented number of security risks. It will be by far much more complex and much bigger than any security risks we face in cyberspace currently! Copyright Risk Group LLC. All Rights Reserved