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The most interesting thing about looking back at Kurzweil's writing is the tech optimism we were all smoking back then.
by greyswan 6y ago
The most interesting thing about looking back at Kurzweil's writing is the tech optimism we were all smoking back then.
- segfaultbuserr 6y agoGwern has some interesting personal reflection [0] on tech optimism vs. tech pessimism. [0] https://www.gwern.net/Mistakes#near-singularity https://www.gwern.net/Mistakes#near-singularity
- dalbasal 6y agoI agree. It is fascinating though, to see what predictions still seem as likely (though less optimistic) when we go from a "don't be evil" perspective to the 2020 one.