1. Circles of Concern Mike Treder Executive Director Center for Responsible Nanotechnology Mike Treder Executive Director Center for Responsible Nanotechnology Tucson, Arizona September 12, 2007 Tucson, Arizona September 12, 2007

2. Judicial Legislative Executive Separation of Powers Checks and Balances?

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7. Home to 6,617,422,670 humans And approximately 14 million other species of life

8. But for how long?

9. “We have seen a massive acceleration… The glacier is now moving at 15km a year into the sea…”

11. How long? 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 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

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13. Bio biological technologies nanoscale technologies molecular manufacturing Nano Impacts

14. Timing Power Impacts Possible substrates and potential capabilities Projected pathways and timelines Societal and environmental implications Molecular Manufacturing

15. Timing Power Impacts The Little Circle What We Know Now

16. Timing Power Impacts The Little Circle Knowledge

17. Timing Power Impacts The Little Circle Knowledge

18. Timing Power Impacts The Circle of Knowledge Knowledge

19. Timing Power Impacts The Solution Space Knowledge

20. Energy Conflict Health

21. Energy Conflict Health

22. Energy Conflict Health

23. Nanotech Genetics Biotech Cogno- tech Info-tech Robotics

24. physics chemistry astronomy geology biology anthropology sociology psychology philosophy

25. Civilization Rights and Responsibilities EconomicsTechnologyExpansionSustainabilitySecurity Arts / Expression Governance

26. Commercial Guardian Informational Systems of Action See http://crnano.org/systems.htm

27. Circles of Influence can control may affect can’t control  Individuals  Corporations  Governments  Non-state actors

28. Circles of Concern