It's interesting to note that the first automated simulator of real-world processes was the water-powered MONIAC, built only 62 years ago. (MIT Whirlwind, the f

It's interesting to note that the first automated simulator of real-world processes was the water-powered MONIAC, built only 62 years ago. (MIT Whirlwind, the first digital simulator, was finished two years later.) Articles like this make me wonder if Eliezer Yudkowsky isn't so far off after all. If I ever meet him or Aubrey de Grey, I'll apologize for not taking them more seriously. Edit: I messed up the links. Sorry.