In the last few years Genetics, Robotics and Nanotechnologies have all become Information Technologies and are often quoted as singularity precursors. Vernor Vinge’s sci fi novel Rainbows End, set in what he calls “a slow take-off” pre-singularity period, describes wearable computers and smart contact lens technology for augmented reality. But is this science fiction? Is it so hard to imagine smart contact lenses or a robotic eye prosthesis with enhanced vision capabilities that are widely available at low prices? As attested by Reuters, the technology for those is already underway and may indeed be widely available around the 2020′s as predicted by Vernor Vinge… Are we all going to be cyborgs soon? //
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