On Becoming and Being a Futurist: An Interview with Wendell Bell *

Abstract

: Please call me Wendell. I think you'll findthat futurists generally are informal and egalitarian. Wetry to encourage exchanges of ideas and participationfrom everyone at all social levels. [Pause.] I don't seewhy intelligent robots shouldn't be included – at leastthat is what I keep hearing from the InternationalAssociation for the Advancement of TranshumanRobots.