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Fun fact: he predicted singularity first (as a point in human history that we approach):https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity https://en.m.w
by HNLurker2 8y ago
Fun fact: he predicted singularity first (as a point in human history that we approach):https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity
He apparently was an advisor to the president and there was a reference to his game theory on: How I learned to enjoy the atomic bomb (movie). Game theory where by mutual distraction both parties don't start the war.
He was also close friend with Turing, he was very charismatic and the main person behind the Manhattan problem. He was humble to advice others that lead to development in many field.
- pmoriarty 8y ago"Fun fact: he predicted singularity first (as a point in human history that we approach)" Arguably, this was first predicted in 1863 by Samuel Butler[1] in "Darwin among the Machines"[2], where he wrote about a coming time that machines evolve to replace humans. [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Butler_%28novelist%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Butler_%28novelist%29 [2] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_among_the_Machines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_among_the_Machines