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Response to 'The Singularity' by David Chalmers.

The author presents a comment to the article "The Singularity, a Philosophical Analysis," by David Chalmers. He argues against all three forms of extendibility described in the article, considering both the extendibility of hardware and software. The author also posits that the extendibility of hard...

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Publicado en:Journal of Consciousness Studies Vol. 19; no. 1/2; pp. 167 - 173
Autor principal: McDermott, Drew
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Imprint Academic Jan/Feb2012
Materias:
Technological singularity
Chalmers, David
Philosophical analysis
Computer input-output equipment
Computer software
Intellectual development
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Sumario:The author presents a comment to the article "The Singularity, a Philosophical Analysis," by David Chalmers. He argues against all three forms of extendibility described in the article, considering both the extendibility of hardware and software. The author also posits that the extendibility of hardware is not guaranteed because of the lack of a smooth manifold as breakthroughs in hardware design are discontinuous and unpredictable.