Reprogramming Matter, Life, and Purpose
arXiv:1704.00725v42 citations
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This is a speculative and philosophical discussion with no concrete problem or incremental advancement addressed.
The paper explores the historical and future trajectory of reprogramming matter, examining its potential impacts on life and the purpose of both machines and humans over the next 60 years.
Reprogramming matter may sound far-fetched, but we have been doing it with increasing power and staggering efficiency for at least 60 years, and for centuries we have been paving the way toward the ultimate reprogrammed fate of the universe, the vessel of all programs. How will we be doing it in 60 years' time and how will it impact life and the purpose both of machines and of humans?