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I feel like the first part of that was a straw man argument. But the conclusion had one good point. The problem I have with singularity folks is a matter of p
by biohacker42 18y ago
I feel like the first part of that was a straw man argument.
But the conclusion had one good point.
The problem I have with singularity folks is a matter of putting the horse before the cart.
Sure it's nice to dream about the world after the singularity, but isn't your time better spent taking one step after another towards that future?
And doesn't that require taking the first step, which would be something improving today's technology?
- nazgulnarsil 18y agoMost singulatarians I speak with understand that thinking about what life will be like after the singularity is fundamentally pointless. One of the definitions of the singularity is the point beyond which extrapolation of current trends becomes impossible. Most of my discussions with singulatarians focus on the nature of technological innovation and which of several possibilities for augmented or artificial intelligence might come first.
- biohacker42 18y agoVis-à-vis the nature of technological innovation: I have this crazy notion that more is more. In other words, the reason the valley is first in .com and other tech innovation is because it has the most resources, in terms of people, funding, etc, working on that. So the best way to speed up innovation is to do everything you can to get more people working on innovation. That could include lobbying, or educating yourself, or teaching, etc.