Circles of Concern

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Circles of Concern
Mike Treder Executive Director Center for
Responsible Nanotechnology
Tucson, Arizona September 12, 2007
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Separation of Powers
Legislative
Checks and Balances?
Judicial
Executive
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You are here
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Home to 6,617,422,670 humans
And approximately 14 million other species of life
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But for how long?
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We have seen a massive acceleration The glacier
is now moving at 15km a year into the sea
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genetically engineered viruses nanotechnological
arms races catastrophic nuclear
war superintelligent AI indifferent to
humans physics disaster in a particle
accelerator supervolcano explosion blocks out the
sun
How long?
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physics
philosophy
astronomy
psychology
chemistry
sociology
geology
anthropology
biology
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Bio
Nano
Impacts
biological technologies
nanoscale technologies
molecular manufacturing
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Molecular Manufacturing
Power
Possible substrates and potential capabilities
Projected pathways and timelines
Timing
Impacts
Societal and environmental implications
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The Little Circle
Power
What We Know Now
Timing
Impacts
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The Little Circle
Power
Knowledge
Timing
Impacts
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The Little Circle
Power
Knowledge
Timing
Impacts
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The Circle of Knowledge
Knowledge
Power
Timing
Impacts
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The Solution Space
Knowledge
Power
Timing
Impacts
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Energy
Health
Conflict
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Energy
Health
Conflict
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Energy
Health
Conflict
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physics
philosophy
astronomy
psychology
chemistry
sociology
geology
anthropology
biology
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Systems of Action
See http//crnano.org/systems.htm
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Circles of Influence

• Individuals
• Corporations
• Governments
• Non-state actors

can control
may affect
cant control
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Circles of Concern
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