Comments on: The Singularity http://www.consideringtheuniverse.com/blog/the-singularity/ ...and your place in it. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:01:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: emily http://www.consideringtheuniverse.com/blog/the-singularity/#comment-81 emily Tue, 04 Sep 2007 18:48:46 +0000 http://www.consideringtheuniverse.com/blog/?p=21#comment-81 We promise to have a full report for everyone that can't make it. We promise to have a full report for everyone that can’t make it.

]]> By: Matt Shultz http://www.consideringtheuniverse.com/blog/the-singularity/#comment-79 Matt Shultz Tue, 04 Sep 2007 18:27:55 +0000 http://www.consideringtheuniverse.com/blog/?p=21#comment-79 I am deeply envious that you're right there and can go to the summit. I'd love to go myself but, well, I'm in Japan, and transhumanism is a meme that hasn't really started to spread here yet. I am deeply envious that you’re right there and can go to the summit. I’d love to go myself but, well, I’m in Japan, and transhumanism is a meme that hasn’t really started to spread here yet.

]]> By: Lee http://www.consideringtheuniverse.com/blog/the-singularity/#comment-72 Lee Mon, 03 Sep 2007 19:18:55 +0000 http://www.consideringtheuniverse.com/blog/?p=21#comment-72 Isn't it ironic that we would be the ones to start this intelligence explosion? it's like the genie from Aladdin making jafar a more powerful genie than himself -- it somehow seems backwards. Perhaps this singularity is the new type of evolution; perhaps it's up to the species to advance itself, and while more "primitive" animals did this through survival, humans are beyond that basic need. Any future evolution may not be as drastic as past evolution -- for example humans from monkeys -- unless humans themselves are the catalysts. Isn’t it ironic that we would be the ones to start this intelligence explosion? it’s like the genie from Aladdin making jafar a more powerful genie than himself — it somehow seems backwards. Perhaps this singularity is the new type of evolution; perhaps it’s up to the species to advance itself, and while more “primitive” animals did this through survival, humans are beyond that basic need. Any future evolution may not be as drastic as past evolution — for example humans from monkeys — unless humans themselves are the catalysts.

]]> By: Kaj Sotala http://www.consideringtheuniverse.com/blog/the-singularity/#comment-57 Kaj Sotala Sat, 01 Sep 2007 23:34:59 +0000 http://www.consideringtheuniverse.com/blog/?p=21#comment-57 Got here from <a HREF="http://www.blog.speculist.com/archives/001477.html" rel="nofollow">The Speculist</A>. Hope you don't mind the spam - since others were recommending their Singularity-related texts, I thought I could mention my essay about <a HREF="http://www.saunalahti.fi/~tspro1/artificial.html" rel="nofollow">some reasons for to believe AI is near</A>, which might be handy in case you need to convince AI-sceptics about this being a real issue. (I also have an <a HREF="http://www.saunalahti.fi/~tspro1/whycare.html" rel="nofollow">introductory Singularity article</A> up, but you've obviously passed the point of needing to be told why AI matters. :)) I'd visit the Singularity Summit if it was a bit closer. Like, say, on the same continent. :) Got here from The Speculist. Hope you don’t mind the spam - since others were recommending their Singularity-related texts, I thought I could mention my essay about some reasons for to believe AI is near, which might be handy in case you need to convince AI-sceptics about this being a real issue. (I also have an introductory Singularity article up, but you’ve obviously passed the point of needing to be told why AI matters. :))

I’d visit the Singularity Summit if it was a bit closer. Like, say, on the same continent. :)

]]> By: emily http://www.consideringtheuniverse.com/blog/the-singularity/#comment-55 emily Sat, 01 Sep 2007 16:01:39 +0000 http://www.consideringtheuniverse.com/blog/?p=21#comment-55 I'm excited to read your blog. It looks really interesting. Hopefully, we'll run into each other at the Summit! I’m excited to read your blog. It looks really interesting. Hopefully, we’ll run into each other at the Summit!

]]> By: Michael Anissimov http://www.consideringtheuniverse.com/blog/the-singularity/#comment-54 Michael Anissimov Sat, 01 Sep 2007 07:02:46 +0000 http://www.consideringtheuniverse.com/blog/?p=21#comment-54 Hi Emily, it's great that you've gotten into Eliezer Yudkowsky's writings. Reading this reminds me of how I had the same experience in 2001. Look for me at the Singularity Summit, if there aren't too many people there! You might be interested in checking out my blog as I look at Singularity-related issues pretty frequently. I also live in SF, in the Sunset. Hi Emily, it’s great that you’ve gotten into Eliezer Yudkowsky’s writings. Reading this reminds me of how I had the same experience in 2001. Look for me at the Singularity Summit, if there aren’t too many people there!

You might be interested in checking out my blog as I look at Singularity-related issues pretty frequently. I also live in SF, in the Sunset.

]]> By: Matthew http://www.consideringtheuniverse.com/blog/the-singularity/#comment-36 Matthew Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:14:30 +0000 http://www.consideringtheuniverse.com/blog/?p=21#comment-36 You are very luck to be able to go. You just might be a part of history. You are very luck to be able to go. You just might be a part of history.

]]> By: The Speculist http://www.consideringtheuniverse.com/blog/the-singularity/#comment-167 The Speculist Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.consideringtheuniverse.com/blog/?p=21#comment-167 <!--%kramer-pre%-->The Technological Singularity<!--%kramer-post%--> links from TechnoratiThe Technological Singularity

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