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Author Topic:   The Social Implications Of "The Singularity Moment"
Tanypteryx
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Message 80 of 169 (604775)
02-14-2011 8:04 PM
Reply to: Message 61 by crashfrog
02-14-2011 3:29 PM


Re: "Absorb Technological Change" - Huh?
crashfrog writes:
the notion of the "singularity" is that the rate of technological change is increasing and has only ever increased; but there's no evidence that the rate at which humans can grapple with technological change is increasing, or increasing at a comparable rate.
Thus, technology will eventually begin to change faster than humans can keep up the change. This is obvious and must, mathematically, come to pass.
I don't see how this can happen as long as humans are creating and using the new technologies. Our society as a whole obviously does not understand all the principles of new technological innovations, but we still use them, and more importantly, buy them. The marketplace controls the rate of technological changes.
I think as long as technological advances are created by humans, and humans are willing to buy them, then we are going to be able to keep up.
If the time does come when computers, AIs, robots, etc. start creating technological innovations on their own, for their own purposes, without direction, input or control from humans, then we will probably not be able to keep up.

Tactimatically speaking, the molecubes are out of alignment. -- S.Valley
What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python
You can't build a Time Machine without Weird Optics -- S. Valley

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Tanypteryx
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Message 82 of 169 (604778)
02-14-2011 9:05 PM
Reply to: Message 81 by dwise1
02-14-2011 8:58 PM


Re: "Absorb Technological Change" - Huh?
Rather, it would appear in the infra-structure which supports the design and manufacture and support operations for such tech as consumer electronics. When consumer electronics design gets to the point where all the engineers will be able to do anymore will be to describe what they want the new gadgets to do and the AI will work out how to do it.
Good point.
I remember back when each cash register had a card taped to it that gave the ranges of cents for each penny of sales tax.
In Oregon we figured out a way around that problem....We don't have a sales tax.

Tactimatically speaking, the molecubes are out of alignment. -- S.Valley
What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python
You can't build a Time Machine without Weird Optics -- S. Valley

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