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He then dives deeper into the realm of machines, asserting that future computers will evolve dramatically beyond their current primitive state, transitioning into entities that can outthink humanity. While some may see this as unnerving, Clarke maintains that this transition mirrors humanity’s rise over earlier species, and we might one day take pride in being precursors to something greater.
He also proposes that even beyond the rise of robots, human biology holds tremendous unrealized potential, suggesting that we might one day invent devices to record information directly onto our brains and drastically enhance our capabilities.