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If the cause is indeed that it takes longer to get on top of increasing complex fields, then it doesn't bode well for the singularity - when scientists run out
by 6ren 15y ago
If the cause is indeed that it takes longer to get on top of increasing complex fields, then it doesn't bode well for the singularity - when scientists run out of lifespan (e.g. you have to be over 100 to get on top of the field), no more breakthroughs.
Of course, it would be really cool if the entire field was overturned with a new abstraction that simplifies the previous epicyclic complexity, and opening up a new surface for young scientists to pioneer. Will that happen? Or is the complexity we see irreducible? I prefer the former...
- orangecat 15y agoIt's another reason why we need to cure aging, just in case the reduced quality of life and huge medical expenses weren't enough.
- epo 15y agoAgeing is nature's way of making way for the young. If we cured ageing there would be more motivation to suppress new births, and then people like you and I might never have come along.