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> It attracted too many people who sat on the sidelines and did nothing to move the needle. You'd have to be capable of pushing the boundaries of science and e

• celdon25 4y ago
  Not sure who you are but I'm absolutely sure that very few who made contributions to the transhumanist community did so through "pushing the boundaries of science and engineering". https://web.archive.org/web/20050510004128/http://www.singinst.org/action/waystohelp.html https://web.archive.org/web/20050510004128/http://www.singin... > Singularity activists can engage in a variety of productive roles related to advancing the Singularity Institute, roles that are just as necessary and critical as the researchers' roles. These include becoming donors, publicists, organizers, speakers, writers, graphic artists, grant writers, networkers and fundraisers. Thiel became a major donor and co-hosted a summit not long after this call to action. The participation was extraordinary for having been during the "AI Winter", and it became a yearly event for some time. Major investments eventually started pouring into AI/ML tech. https://news.stanford.edu/news/2006/april26/sin-042606.html https://news.stanford.edu/news/2006/april26/sin-042606.html