Investment Watch Blog | Kurzweil’s ‘Singularity’ makes Kaku’s predictions seem modest
March 28, 2012
Source: Investment Watch Blog — March 28, 2012
The famed futurist Ray Kurzweil’s “Singularity” makes Kaku’s predictions seem modest. Kurzweil postualtes that somewhere around the middle of this century, Artificial Intelligence will have progressed to the point that it exceeds human intelligence. Additionaly, the AI will be able to improve itself at exponential speeds. Thus, huge advances in technology will be (are, in fact) happening at exponentially increasing speeds.
The energy crisis will be easily solved. But there will certainly be new problems cropping up. Kurzweil’s “Singularity” explained here.
Comments (5)
by The Cyborg Kid
So much to do, so little time. Sucks to be at the cusp and perhaps fall just short. For me, goal is to write middle grade books like Tom Swift and gently shift a new generation toward implicit understanding of the singularity. Convincing old fogies may have political implications, but the long term view should be to aim at our ten year olds:)
by Editor
Ok, good idea. How?
by The Cyborg Kid
At birth the brain is impressionable and programmed to learn as it grows. If we wish to teach ideas through language then best to begin early… to teach the singularity I am trying to write for middle grades (9-12) as aiming lower will confuse and aiming higher will capture those less likely to pursue big ideas, My hero at this age was Tom Swift, and now I have time and money to focus on teaching what seems most useful:)
by Editor
Sounds like a great idea. Can we help? Tom Swift was also Ray’s hero, btw.
by The Cyborg Kid
Thank you for the offer:) I will certainly let you know if I think of something.