| I always wondered if a computer could be constructed that uses quarks and their six positions somehow to perform calculations? I know that quantum computers are able to process vast amounts of information (in theory) because their bits, represented by quantum particles, can either be in a "yes", "no", or "frozen" state in which the particle is somehow turned up and down at the same time, making it both a "yes" and "no".
As for DNA computers and Artificial Intelligence in general, I've noticed that people seem to always view A.I. as a potentially malicious intelligence. Indeed, humans seem to view any intelligence but our own as a likely threat. Of course this view is valid, but I really think that the possible benefits greatly outweigh the risks involved. If this thing can calculate itself to the level of a super-intelligence, then it certainly can calculate the human race's way to Utopia.
The question is, do we really want that? And that is a topic for another thread... |