Percy writes:
That's a possibility some people speak of, among them Hawking, Musk and Gates. Once machines become intelligent and self-aware they may quickly evolve themselves into a super-intelligence against which we cannot compete.
Tanypteryx in
Message 31, adds:
I seem to remember someone referring to that machine awakening moment as "The Singularity" a couple years ago.
The good Doctor Asimov has even spelled out a list of Robot's Rules of Order, which you hear referenced in the Firesign Theater's "We're All Bozos On This Bus" when a background PA voice advertises space flight vacations where Robot's Rules Of Order Do Not Apply.
It would seem to me that Hawking himself would want as much as possible the PDA features you (Percy) in
Message 28 were describing, plus some numerous little robotic features to aid him on the physical side - as long as they are protected from the Singularity.
Edited by xongsmith, : clarity attempt
- xongsmith, 5.7d
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