When it’s more intricate than the U.S. road system and it’s all over the world, can you police it? Maybe not.
Predictor: Dertouzos, Michael
Prediction, in context:In a 1992 article for The Boston Globe, Charles Radin quotes Michael Dertouzos. Radin writes: ”‘When it’s more intricate than the U.S. road system and it’s all over the world, can you police it?’ MIT’s Dertouzos asks. ‘Maybe not. The FBI is concerned. The NSF [National Science Foundation] is concerned.'”
Biography:Michael Dertouzos was director of the MIT Laboratory for Computer Science and the author of “The Unfinished Revolution.” He led a project intended to make computers adapt to people. He outlined a comprehensive proposal for a national information “infrastructure” in a 1991 article for Technology Review. (Research Scientist/Illuminator.)
Date of prediction: January 1, 1992
Topic of prediction: Controversial Issues
Subtopic: Crime/Fraud/Terrorism
Name of publication: Boston Globe
Title, headline, chapter name: U.S. Data Highway Gathers Speed; Rules of Road Eyed for Computer Network
Quote Type: Direct quote
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