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I'm one or two orders of magnitude more productive today because of the global knowledge system the Internet has enabled."

Perhaps we'll soon have machines recording everything we say, see, and hear, allowing us to retrieve experiences we now lose to forgetfulness.

Computerized research assistants

The whole fabric

let's face it, the human brain isn't getting any zippier.

These new computer teachers will have more patience than any human lecturer, and they will be able to offer every student individual attention — which sure beats a 500-person lecture course.

Virtual professors probably won't ask for tenure. And Mr. Goertzel sees them as key to expanding educational opportunities, by greatly reducing the price of a high-quality education.

International Space University

For example, if the technology falls into the wrong hands, it could aid terrorists or repressive dictators.