Comments on: The Singularity goes primetime http://www.kurzweilai.net/the-singularity-goes-prime-time Accelerating Intelligence Wed, 22 May 2013 06:28:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: ufo_rob http://www.kurzweilai.net/the-singularity-goes-prime-time/comment-page-1#comment-55575 ufo_rob Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:41:41 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=99746#comment-55575 In 2009 (therfore before "The Big Bang Theory") the episode "First Law" of "Numb3rs" involved around the concept of singularity In 2009 (therfore before “The Big Bang Theory”) the episode “First Law” of “Numb3rs” involved around the concept of singularity

]]> By: Cassini http://www.kurzweilai.net/the-singularity-goes-prime-time/comment-page-1#comment-1635 Cassini Sat, 27 Nov 2010 22:02:22 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=99746#comment-1635 Regarding the humorous aspect with which transhumanist ideas were presented, we could cite: "All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." --Arthur Schopenhauer Cool, now we can move to second stage! http://fabulosofuturo.blogspot.com Regarding the humorous aspect with which transhumanist ideas were presented, we could cite:

“All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.” –Arthur Schopenhauer

Cool, now we can move to second stage!

http://fabulosofuturo.blogspot.com

]]> By: Cassini http://www.kurzweilai.net/the-singularity-goes-prime-time/comment-page-1#comment-997 Cassini Wed, 06 Oct 2010 03:33:46 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=99746#comment-997 A quick view of the Singularity in prime-time TV on a TV series so dear as The Big Bang Theory is something to be celebrated. But I think that more important than this short apparition and badly explained concept of Singularity (comically connected to a mad genius) is, in my view, the essay of 56 pages that the philosopher David Chalmers (one of the most eminent scholars in the field of philosophy of mind) wrote about the Singularity. It is a great work. See, for exemple, the following passage: ''One might think that the singularity would be of great interest to academic philosophers, cognitive scientists, and artificial intelligence researchers. In practice, this has not been the case. Good was an eminent academic, but his article was largely unappreciated at the time. The subsequent discussion of the singularity has largely taken place in nonacademic circles, including Internet forums, popular media and books, and workshops organized by the independent Singularity Institute. Perhaps the highly speculative flavor of the singularity idea has been responsible for academic resistance to the idea. I think this resistance is a shame, as the singularity idea is clearly an important one. The argument for a singularity is one that we should take seriously. And the questions surrounding the singularity are of enormous practical and philosophical concern.'' That really brought much prestige to the idea of the Singularity -- attaching to it an academic status (see, for example, the impact on: http://www.consciousentities.com/?p=620). It is a pity that this paper was not commented here (but Michael Anissimov give attention to the paper in his blog). Critical mind is one of the attributes of intelligence (which, in turn, generates more confidence in the foundations of the movement). Devote more attention to a silly TV Show like Fringe than to philosophy of mind does not seem to be a good indicator of a critical mind. David CHALMERS. The Singularity: A Philosophical Analysis: http://consc.net/papers/singularity.pdf . A quick view of the Singularity in prime-time TV on a TV series so dear as The Big Bang Theory is something to be celebrated. But I think that more important than this short apparition and badly explained concept of Singularity (comically connected to a mad genius) is, in my view, the essay of 56 pages that the philosopher David Chalmers (one of the most eminent scholars in the field of philosophy of mind) wrote about the Singularity. It is a great work. See, for exemple, the following passage:

”One might think that the singularity would be of great interest to academic philosophers, cognitive scientists, and artificial intelligence researchers. In practice, this has not been the case. Good was an eminent academic, but his article was largely unappreciated at the time. The subsequent discussion of the singularity has largely taken place in nonacademic circles, including Internet forums, popular media and books, and workshops organized by the independent Singularity Institute. Perhaps the highly speculative flavor of the singularity idea has been responsible for academic resistance to the idea.
I think this resistance is a shame, as the singularity idea is clearly an important one. The argument for a singularity is one that we should take seriously. And the questions surrounding the singularity are of enormous practical and philosophical concern.”

That really brought much prestige to the idea of the Singularity — attaching to it an academic status (see, for example, the impact on: http://www.consciousentities.com/?p=620). It is a pity that this paper was not commented here (but Michael Anissimov give attention to the paper in his blog). Critical mind is one of the attributes of intelligence (which, in turn, generates more confidence in the foundations of the movement). Devote more attention to a silly TV Show like Fringe than to philosophy of mind does not seem to be a good indicator of a critical mind.

David CHALMERS. The Singularity: A Philosophical Analysis: http://consc.net/papers/singularity.pdf .

]]> By: mlorrey http://www.kurzweilai.net/the-singularity-goes-prime-time/comment-page-1#comment-965 mlorrey Fri, 01 Oct 2010 22:34:43 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=99746#comment-965 That picture, he misspells fusion "FUSHION". It is sad that a geek tv show isn't available anywhere on teh intarwebz. That picture, he misspells fusion “FUSHION”. It is sad that a geek tv show isn’t available anywhere on teh intarwebz.

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