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(05-21-2015, 08:12 AM)iancampbell Wrote: One more thing: Predictions of technological advance are just about always over-optimistic in the short term and over-pessimistic in the long term. Personally, I think the Singularity will arrive by stealth; one fine day you'll realise that Siri or Cortana is actually sapient... And not long after that, as Vinge said (OK, maybe first) the rest of history will be out of human control and impossible to predict.

(Incidentally, of course here I mean the first singularity. Transapients might not even want to go any further, although admittedly if one believes that - most of OA is hogwash.)

Heh. This is close to my own view on the Singularity. Although I'm more inclined to think it will be intelligence augmentation that leads us there first. One day we'll look back and realize the Singularity came and went (it was a Thursday) and nobody really noticedSmile

Todd
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The gathering storm - by CptnMus - 05-20-2015, 10:50 AM
RE: The gathering storm - by CptnMus - 05-20-2015, 01:03 PM
RE: The gathering storm - by chris0033547 - 05-20-2015, 04:07 PM
RE: The gathering storm - by Rynn - 05-20-2015, 06:07 PM
RE: The gathering storm - by JohnnyYesterday - 05-21-2015, 12:35 PM
RE: The gathering storm - by CptnMus - 05-27-2015, 10:25 AM
RE: The gathering storm - by iancampbell - 05-21-2015, 08:12 AM
RE: The gathering storm - by Drashner1 - 05-21-2015, 12:35 PM
RE: The gathering storm - by iancampbell - 05-22-2015, 04:45 AM
RE: The gathering storm - by chris0033547 - 05-21-2015, 04:57 PM
RE: The gathering storm - by chris0033547 - 10-07-2015, 05:25 AM

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