From: Tennessee Leeuwenburg (tennessee@tennessee.id.au)
Date: Thu Apr 21 2005 - 23:15:30 MDT
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Interesting, but I would be much more impressed if Lenat's Cyc had
predicted the Singularity.
- -T
| Whatever happened to machines that think? New Scientist April 23,
| 2005
|
| THE SINGULARITY: In futurology, a technological singularity is a
| predicted point in the development of a civilisation at which
| technological progress accelerates beyond the ability of
| present-day humans to fully comprehend or predict. The singularity
| can more specifically refer to the advent of smarter-than-human
| intelligence, and the cascading technological progress assumed to
| follow. Wikipedia - the online encyclopedia
|
| CLEVER computers are everywhere. From robotic lawnmowers to
| intelligent lighting, washing machines and even car engines that
| self-diagnose faults, there's a silicon brain in just about every
| modern device you can think of. But can you honestly call any
| machine intelligent in a meaningful sense of the word?....
|
| http://www.newscientist.com/channel/info-tech/mg18624961.700
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