> Singularity enthusiasts have been saying that for 20 years. 20 years? Is that's meant to be an impressive timescale when we are talking about global economy?

> Singularity enthusiasts have been saying that for 20 years. 20 years? Is that's meant to be an impressive timescale when we are talking about global economy? People had talked about building a machine that could play chess at least since they had and had a mechanical turk hoax in 1770. Just because it took a while, does not mean the idea is wrong.