I’m just reading Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, and the Economic World by Kevin Kelly and found a video that indicates what he’s explaining in his book quite beautifully… so here it is:

Kevin Kelly traces the remarkable similarities between the evolution of biology and technology, ultimately declaring technology the “7th kingdom of life.” He poses an intriguing question: “What does technology want?” As we hurdle forward, evolving increasingly complex, biological and independent machines, how will it affect our humanity?