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<DIV><SPAN class=437430920-13032011><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Featured Interactive
Panel: Monday @ 11:00 AM CST. </FONT><A
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<P class=main_content_desc><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Will supercomputing
intelligences outsmart human-level intelligence? Ray Kurzweil's "The Age of
Spiritual Machines" is the world's most known advocacy of a technology
breakthrough that will change the face of humanity and the entire world.
Kurzweil claims that the accelerating, exponential growth of technology will
result in such a Singularity. But not all technological luminaries agree with
Kurzweil. In fact, some suggest nanotechnology as superseding artificial
intelligence. Others argue for humanity's future as being located in
biosynthetics and virtuality. Outside the technological sphere, a new culture of
DIY citizen scientists could either speed up or halt the Singularity. With a
finger on the pulse, ethicists and policy-makers are arguing for a new strategy
for assessing our possible futures. This panel dissects the very core of the
Singularity, if and when it will occur, and what we can expect to happen.
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