IEEE Spectrum Articles on "The Singularity"

phil — 8/7/2008 2:32:28 PM (archived)

Yes, The Singularity truly has become rapture for the geeks.

As neuroscience continues to make astounding advances and as Moore's Law continues to give evidence it's holding, is the emperor wearing anything or not?

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IEEE Spectrum Articles on "The Singularity" - phil - 8/7/2008 2:32:28 PM
- Rodney Brooks, MIT, discusses the future, 2007 - JEKing - 8/9/2008 2:07:43 AM
- Uploading is copying, not transfering - Raoul - 8/8/2008 7:58:54 AM
  - It is difficult to say - FrankC - 8/8/2008 1:59:32 PM
    - Still - Lee - 8/8/2008 4:20:52 PM
      - Actually, Goldfish DO have long-term memory. - nick hoffman - 8/10/2008 10:24:02 AM
        
        re: Actually, Goldfish DO have long-term memory. - alcaray - 8/10/2008 5:16:19 PM
      - That does not follow. - alcaray - 8/8/2008 9:35:09 PM
        
        I'm not saying I know. - Lee - 8/8/2008 10:24:31 PM
        
        I think Occum's Razor... - alcaray - 8/9/2008 12:01:53 AM
        
        re: I think Occum's Razor... - Marcia - 8/9/2008 6:02:44 AM
        
        very well said marcia ;) (n/t) - lance - 8/10/2008 6:20:28 PM
        
        Honestly, I doubt... - alcaray - 8/9/2008 7:31:09 AM
  - What is consciousness? - Lee - 8/8/2008 11:57:13 AM
    - re: What is consciousness? - JEKing - 8/8/2008 6:06:26 PM
    - We are what we remember - Raoul - 8/8/2008 5:43:14 PM
      - re: We are what we remember. - It is more than that, it's called 'self awareness'. (n/t) - Marcia - 8/9/2008 6:25:04 AM
        
        Animals are aware of themselves! - Raoul - 8/9/2008 8:26:37 AM
        
        sentient - FrankC - 8/9/2008 6:06:33 PM
        
        Among animals - Raoul - 8/10/2008 1:42:35 PM
        
        Smaller... - Adam - 8/13/2008 8:34:02 AM
        
        awareness and self-awareness are relative simple emergent qualities of intelligence - Sawyer - 8/10/2008 12:35:18 AM
        
        re: awareness of our insignificance.... - Raoul - 8/10/2008 1:52:45 PM
        
        typo-Marcia of course (n/t) - FrankC - 8/9/2008 6:08:27 PM
      - It's more than that. - Lee - 8/8/2008 6:14:31 PM
- artilects, etc. - JEKing - 8/7/2008 10:05:48 PM
- I wish they would hurry - FrankC - 8/7/2008 6:34:09 PM
- That's really quite amazing. - Bowser - 8/7/2008 4:47:02 PM
  - re: That's really quite amazing. - lance - 8/10/2008 4:50:46 PM

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