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The Singularity
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Cooking doesn't get tougher than this. -
Originally posted by ThomasSoerensen View PostComment
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Others, most prominently Ray Kurzweil, define the Singularity as a period of extremely rapid technological progress.Comment
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post"if machines could even slightly surpass human intellect" - depends which humans. If measured relative to intellect of posts in general I reckon machines have already outpassed.Cooking doesn't get tougher than this.Comment
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Originally posted by TheBigYinJames View PostVernor Vinge, the man who came up with the name, has a fantastic name to use in dirty limericks.
lots of potential there.Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post"if machines could even slightly surpass human intellect" - depends which humans. If measured relative to intellect of posts in general I reckon machines have already outpassed.Confusion is a natural state of beingComment
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So I can conclude that this is a new and non-controversial topic to the CUK users.
No problem.
See you on the other side - if you will be there :-)"Condoms should come with a free pack of earplugs."Comment
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Originally posted by ThomasSoerensen View PostSo I can conclude that this is a new and non-controversial topic to the CUK users.
No problem.
See you on the other side - if you will be there :-)Cooking doesn't get tougher than this.Comment
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Originally posted by TheBigYinJames View PostWe work in IT, we know how crappy the hardware and software is. Incompetency, vapourware and hype rule. None of us are heading for the hills just yet.
< Signed HAL 9000 >Confusion is a natural state of beingComment
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