Monthly Archives: July 2004

The Singularity Thirty Seconds From Now?

Between 1996 and 2001, scientist of artificial intelligence and Singularity activist Eliezer S. Yudkowsky wrote and updated an essay entitled “Staring into the Singularity“. In the essay he narrows down the date of the Technological Singularity to anytime between thirty … Continue reading

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Disembodied Electronic Brains

Contemporary humanoid robots may look cool, but these robots really do very little thinking. They simply follow specific and exact orders from a human operator with preset motions and activities. Sony hopes to address this issue by moving the robot … Continue reading

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Technological Singularity References

The Technological Singularity, that near-term point in time (2030?) when technology advances beyond humanity’s ability to comprehend it, will not be comprised of a single trend or a convergence of a few choice trends. It is a black hole sucking … Continue reading

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