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Jul 31, 2015
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided | Official Announcement Trailer
Posted by Sean Brazell in categories: entertainment, singularity
This sequel to 2012‘s “Deus Ex: Human Revolution” (itself a reboot of the iconic original trilogy that debuted June 17, 2000, on the PC) looks to be yet another beautifully detailed, superbly written, and amazingly immersive look at both the promise and peril of the coming Technological Singularity.
Not to mention being a hell of a fun game to play!
HIGHLY recommended!
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RIP = “Return If Possible” is an excellent meme for Singularity, Cryonics & Longevity enthusiasts. [NB: phrase/acronym attributed to India’s former President, late Dr.A P J Abdul Kalam;- (15 October 1931 – 27 July 2015)].
Jul 25, 2015
Can We Control Our Technological Destiny—Or Are We Just Along For the Ride? — By Aaron Frank SingularityHub
Posted by Seb in categories: futurism, singularity
A standard assumption of technological progress is that new innovations are born in our mind, and we humans choose which of those visions to bring into existence. We imagine stuff, we want stuff, we build stuff, and repeat.
We assume that our brains are the center of the innovation universe.
But just as Copernicus’s sun-centered model of our solar system taught us how physically marginal our place in the cosmos really is, a new class of techno-philosophy is similarly displacing our understanding of technological innovation. Read more
Jul 20, 2015
An analysis of the history of technology shows that technological change is exponential
Posted by Lily Graca in categories: computing, electronics, neuroscience, Ray Kurzweil, singularity
“An analysis of the history of technology shows that technological change is exponential, contrary to the common-sense “intuitive linear” view. So we won’t experience 100 years of progress in the 21st century — it will be more like 20,000 years of progress (at today’s rate). The “returns,” such as chip speed and cost-effectiveness, also increase exponentially. There’s even exponential growth in the rate of exponential growth. Within a few decades, machine intelligence will surpass human intelligence, leading to The Singularity — technological change so rapid and profound it represents a rupture in the fabric of human history. The implications include the merger of biological and nonbiological intelligence, immortal software-based humans, and ultra-high levels of intelligence that expand outward in the universe at the speed of light.” — Ray Kurzweil.
Jul 15, 2015
Declare Your Independence…from Evolution! Here Comes The Singularity and Transhumanism — Nick Gillespie Reason.com
Posted by Seb in categories: singularity, transhumanism
Independence Day weekend seems like a good time to push the envelope on what is possible for human beings to achieve. Hell, if a rag-tag band of colonists could kick the mighty Brits’ butts so long ago, how hard can it be for today’s people to live to 150, use 3D printers to create new organs, and develop superpowers? Read more
Jul 7, 2015
Linux Creator Linus Torvalds Laughs at the AI Apocalypse
Posted by Scott Davis in categories: robotics/AI, singularity
Jul 2, 2015
Elon Musk-backed Future of Life Institute Provides $7M in Safe AI Project Grants
Posted by Odette Bohr Dienel in categories: existential risks, policy, singularity
Jun 13, 2015
A Primer on Computing’s Exponential Growth and Where Tech Is Headed [Video] — By David J. Hill Wired
Posted by Seb in categories: futurism, singularity
This presentation is peppered with charts and data from Ray Kurzweil, whose 2005 book The Singularity Is Near mapped out how progress in technology has been accelerating since the beginning, and in recent times, has resulted in computers that will soon rival the processing ability of the human mind.
Recently, Kurzweil announced that the sequel, The Singularity Is Nearer, is scheduled for release around early 2017. Read more
Jun 8, 2015
‘We’re a long way from a singularity’ says ‘Ex Machina’ AI consultant — by Luke Westaway c/net
Posted by Seb in categories: robotics/AI, singularity
On-screen robots tend to rise up and crush their puny human masters with alarming regularity.
“I decided to log every single incidence of artificial intelligence or robots in the history of cinema,” Adam Rutherford, a British geneticist and author who served as AI consultant on the recent film “Ex Machina”, tells CNET’s Crave blog. “I think I calculated that 65 percent of them end up being a threat, and the rest of them are just servile.” Read more
