Author
Interviews
Ron S. Nolan, Ph.D.
Smashwords
Interview June, 2017
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Your first two books involve
telepathic dolphins and the
terminal effects of rampant
global warming. What’s next?
I am working on the next book in
the Metamorphosis Chronicles
series which begins in the
aftermath of the nuclear weapon
assault in the Bay Area. It begins
with the portrayal of a robot
controlled factory which was
spared from the detonations but
the assembly line robot workers
are mutating as a result of the
waves of high energy radiation
that had surged throughout the
complex.
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A strong psychic
connection is a common thread in
your novels. I understand that
you have a doctorate in marine
biology. Do you ever have
difficulty in resolving science
vs. the paranormal?
Working with Adele Tinning I
experienced multiple experiences
that seem to defy scientific
explanation. (See the Telepathic
Dolphin Experiment Backstory.)
However, I believe that all
psychic phenomena will eventually
be explained by the fundamentals
of science and the scientific
method which relies upon unbiased
testing of clearly stated
hypotheses and the submission of
the results for testing and
evaluation by the scientific
community.
How do you
see technology evolving?
As robots and androids become
outfitted with post-singularity
Artificial Intelligence they will
be formidable allies or
competitors. What jobs can humans
do that robots can’t do better,
more efficiently and with less
time and cost? Will they have the
right to vote, own property or
assume a government office?
Still it seems like there may be
the hope that AI's and humans will
work together to defend against
the threat of a planet killing
asteroid as well as conduct
asteroid mining to construct
colonies in space. What’s unique
is that that robots will be able
to mutate and test the survival of
the fittest in simulations in
seconds instead of decades.
The quest for immortality is
also a major feature in
Met-Chron Sanctuary. What are
your thoughts about prolonged
life spans in humans?
With advances in nano-scale tissue
and organ bioengineering
New-Humans will become more
android like and live longer
lives—maybe even for centuries and
beyond. The problem is limited
resources….and of course we will
have to share those resources with
robots and android populations.
Will robots
and droid’s have feelings and
desires?
If a robot studies the concept of
love and how it is manifest and
that has an impact on certain
abilities that are analogous to
the chemistry of emotion, and then
creates an algorithm to mimic its
behavior and ultimately establish
a reward system that encourages
the robot to incorporate that
behavior into its subroutines, it
will act as if it has feelings of
love. That algorithm could then be
broadest to the robot population.
An important factor will be
whether AI-Droids have the right
to reproduce Will procreation be
regulated? Will they develop the
concept of desire? Will factions
with different and opposing
priorities develop?
In Met-Chron
Sanctuary you portray national
governments as corporations. How
does this relate to your views
on politics?
There are three major opposing
governments in the story. United
States Corporation (USACO), a
joint Iranian-Venezuela (IRANVEN),
China, Russia and North Korea
(CHIRUS).
As long as corporations can make
campaign contributions I expect
their power to increase. The
problem with corporations is that
they have no soul and are
essentially immortal—as long as
they make a profit. Much of the
goodwill they disseminate is image
marketing and the human leaders
come and go over time.
The question is ‘Will AI androids
secure the right to vote and hold
office’? ....Will they pay taxes?
Published 2017-06-11. |
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