The folks at the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology worry about whether new tech can be used to destroy the world. I think this may be the soundbite they need to get people's attention:
Moore's Law of Mad Scientists: The minimum IQ required to destroy the world drops by one point every 18 months.
- Eliezer Yudkowsky, as quoted by
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Moore's Law of Mad Scientists: The minimum IQ required to destroy the world drops by one point every 18 months.
- Eliezer Yudkowsky, as quoted by