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Developments in microprocessors, artificial intelligence, and new forms of power and communications for autonomous systems are already bringing about a revolution in our ability to explore, experiment within, and ultimately understand Earth’s last frontier: the ocean. It is inevitable, with this growing capability, that there will be pressure to use the same and similar technology to manipulate and "enhance" the ocean environment, just as we have our terrestrial environment. I will present a series of fictional, but not entirely fanciful, future scenarios for man’s intervention in the ocean. We are the first species on Earth to have ever possessed the ability to purposefully change the conditions on our planet. The question is whether we will be wise enough to avoid inadvertently destroying it.(click here for webcast) |
