Why the Future Doesn't Need Us – Bill Joy (2000)

• According to Joy, why do technological advances put humankind in danger of extinction?
• Name two of the three technologies that Joy identifies as particularly dangerous.
• Use one of these technologies to explain how our focus on rapid technological advancement could lead to unintended consequences (like human extinction).
• According to Joy, how are these technologies different from potentially destructive technologies developed in the 20th century (e.g., weapons of mass destruction like the atomic bomb)?
• What does Joy suggest we do to prevent human extinction by way of technology?