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Type: Scientific essay / book page / government exhibit
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This document is page 119 of a larger text, marked as a House Oversight exhibit. It contains a scientific or philosophical essay discussing the convergence of computation and physical fabrication, referencing Von Neumann, Turing, and Gordon Moore. The text explores the implications of self-reproducing automata, digital fabrication, and the future of AI, suggesting a merging of artificial and natural intelligence.

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Name Role Context
Von Neumann Scientist/Mathematician
Mentioned as posing theoretical questions about computation that were beyond the technology of his day.
Turing Scientist/Mathematician
Mentioned alongside Von Neumann regarding theoretical studies.
Wiener Scientist/Philosopher
Mentioned as worrying about the future of work.
Gordon Moore Co-founder of Intel
Mentioned regarding Moore's Law and his 1965 projection of exponential improvements in digital technologies.

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House Oversight Committee
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016922' at the bottom of the page.

Key Quotes (3)

"The prospect of physically self-reproducing automata is potentially much scarier than fears of out-of-control AI, because it moves the intelligence out here to where we live."
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"This grand evolutionary loop can now be closed, with atoms arranging bits arranging atoms."
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"Making an assembler that can assemble itself from the parts that it’s assembling is a focus of my lab, along with collaborations to develop synthetic cells."
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