But in fact, when you try to model that on a computer you find that because of the very structure of matter and of the chemical bonds that are the basis of every organism, evolution is not random at all. It will tend to follow certain paths.
Find the minimum amount of technology that will maximize your options.
Managing bottom-up change is its own art.
Any believable prediction will be wrong. Any correct prediction will be unbelievable.
Everything that we are making, we are making more and more complex.
Well, here's what you can do, and that's about it.