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Good link. I find it interesting that some people think that the point of singularity will be some cataclysmic event. I use this analogy instead: Many years
by jerfelix 15y ago
Good link. I find it interesting that some people think that the point of singularity will be some cataclysmic event.
I use this analogy instead:
Many years ago, prehistoric man was inventing and creating tools at a certain (slow) rate. Then, one day, they created a tool that could create other tools. And the rate of tool invention accelerated.
Prior to that first point of "singularity", you could probably accurately predict the rate at which tools would be created. But you could not accurately predict what would happen once you had tools that could create other tools.
That "singularity" wasn't some cataclysmic point in time. But the rate of advancement changed dramatically then. I think we have another one of those coming up.
Think that analogy holds up?