[ExI] Eliezer S. Yudkowsky, Singularitarian Principles. Update?

AlgaeNymph algaenymph at gmail.com
Sun Nov 14 09:52:05 UTC 2010


On 11/14/10 1:47 AM, BillK wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 1:22 AM, Damien Broderick  wrote:
>> Extrope Dan Clemmensen posted here around 15 years ago his conviction that
>> the Singularity would happen "before 1 May, 2006" (the net would "wake up").
>> Bad luck

> Well, it has sort of woken up. Just not in the direction of AI.
>
> It has gone more in the direction of telepathy for humans.
> Instant, always available communication.
> The Cloud, Wi-fi, Google, Facebook, Twitter, chat, texting, Skype,
> email, Buzz, RSS feeds, etc.
>
> So far, though, this ideal seems to be mainly a swamp of trivia and
> gossip, a distraction from any real achievments. But that might
> change

What do you expect from a 4-year-old?



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