Viruses and worms are likely to be problems of greater significance in the next few years, but they are unlikely to overwhelm us, and we are likely to get them under control eventually.
Predictor: Kurzban, Stanley
Prediction, in context:In a 1990 article for The London Independent, Tom Wilkie reports on Stanley Kurzban’s remarks about viruses and the Internet at a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Wilkie writes: ”Stanley Kurzban, from International Business Machines, was optimistic about the outcome of the struggle against viruses and other hazards. ‘Viruses and worms are likely to be problems of greater significance in the next few years, but they are unlikely to overwhelm us, and we are likely to get them under control eventually. Existing security measures have thus far averted catastrophe,’ he said.”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1990
Topic of prediction: Communication
Subtopic: Viruses/Worms
Name of publication: Independent (London)
Title, headline, chapter name: American Association for the Advancement of Science: Computers ‘Will be Made Virus-Proof’
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/document?_m=837d587206e09d54f745f0f4be4953d8&_docnum=4&wchp=dGLbVlb-lSlzV&_md5=2392ec8a1506910dd71ddd4c99c97507
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Johnson, Kathleen