Exploring the “Singularity”.
It is possible that technological change will soon become so rapid that we cannot predict its results. A number of scientists believe that machine intelligence will surpass human intelligence within a few decades, leading to what is now called the “Singularity.” Author and inventor Ray Kurzweil de...
| Publicado en: | Futurist Vol. 37; no. 3; pp. 18 - 25 |
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World Future Society
May/June 2003
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| Sumario: | It is possible that technological change will soon become so rapid that we cannot predict its results. A number of scientists believe that machine intelligence will surpass human intelligence within a few decades, leading to what is now called the “Singularity.” Author and inventor Ray Kurzweil defines this concept as “technological change so rapid and profound it could create a rupture in the very fabric of human history.” There are fears that, if people understood its ramifications, they might panic over accepting novel and untested technologies that bring us closer to Singularity. |
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