MIDTERM 05 - Why the Future Doesn't Need Us

Question 1

In the article __________, Bill Joy confronts the possible dangers of 21st century technology and the moral obligations society has for these technologies

Answer 1

Why the Future Doesn’t Need Us

Question 2

In the article ‘Why the Future Doesn’t Need Us’, __________ confronts the possible dangers of 21st century technology and the moral obligations society has for these technologies

Answer 2

Bill Joy

Question 3

Bill Joy introduces the fears he and others have for the potential danger of the new 21st century technologies known as __________

Answer 3

GNR (Genetics, nanotechnology, robotics)

Question 4

Refers to a disaster wherein a particular group of people is selectively eradicated due to genetic manipulation

Answer 4

White plague

Question 5

In his article, Bill Joy quotes __________ as saying “that the American people and their leads invariably do the right thing, after they have examined every other alternative”

Answer 5

Churchill