[ExI] Organization to 'Speed Up" Creation of AGI?

[Eugen Leitl]

On Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 01:51:18AM -0500, Kevin G Haskell wrote:

> Does anyone know of any presently existing private organizations that are
> dedicated to the idea of 'speeding' up the development of AGI and of
> achieving the Singularity as soon as possible?

All the brain emulation projects clearly aim for this, whether they
realize it, or not.

Of course accelerating the Singularity just because you can is the
most idiotic idea imaginable. All extinction events happen when
the environment changes particularly rapidly.

If you cease to be the prime mover and shaker you'll be a prime
candidate for the fossil layer yourself. There are easier and more
straightforward ways to commit suicide as a species.