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In the 1980s we were told that the future of personal transportation was flying cars. Similar flying car predictions had been made since the 1950s. Go watch "
by thesuperbigfrog 2y ago
In the 1980s we were told that the future of personal transportation was flying cars. Similar flying car predictions had been made since the 1950s. Go watch "Back to the Future, Part 2" to see what people imagined: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096874/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096874/
And . . . we still don't have flying cars. It has not happened and might not ever happen.
>> Whether it’s 3 or 30 years down the road, it’s probably coming, so what then?
The same goes for AGI--until it happens I have no reason to believe that it will happen.
If it actually does happen, it would be so disruptive that I am not sure there is anything that a person could do to prepare for it.
- bediger4000 2y agoThat's Vernor Vinge's singularity, almost.