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Old 09-08-2003, 05:04 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Re: Ray Kurzweil and artifical intelligence

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Originally posted by danieltiger

From what I've read of the former book and the incredibly accurate forecasts he has made, I am very excited about what he predicts in "the age of spiritual machines" and I'm looking forward to thinks like nanotechnology, "real" virtual reality, and artificial intelligence.
The technological singularity doesn't paint such a rosy picture, unfortunately:
http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~phoenix...inge-sing.html

Just something to add to the mix, not exactly a counterpoint.
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