[ExI] Yes, the Singularity is the greatest threat to humanity

[John Clark]

On Jan 16, 2011, at 7:17 PM, Anders Sandberg wrote:

> any singularity with a relatively slow acceleration [...]

A slow singularity is a contradiction in terms. If you can't make a prediction even a subjectively short amount of time into the future that is even approximately correct then it's a singularity, if you can then it's not. 

 John K Clark



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