Comments on: Disappearing Future http://www.dbspin.com/technolotics/disappearing-future/ Thought Nectar Sat, 17 May 2008 00:37:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Rowan http://www.dbspin.com/technolotics/disappearing-future/#comment-523 Rowan Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:41:09 +0000 http://www.dbspin.com/archives/168#comment-523 I think I agree with Ray Kurzweil that advances in neural imaging and processing power will allow us to create a fully functional simulation of a human brain in next 10 years or so. But I'd bet that AI people will create a principled system with at least the abilities of a human even before that. I don't come from a totally ignorant position in making that prediction. I'm not very good at imagining what the world will be like when computers can do anything a human can do. That's someone else's job. I like to believe in a techno-utopia but all I know is the change in how the world works will be ENORMOUS. Those in the "soft" sciences better get imagining and preparing everyone for that change. I think I agree with Ray Kurzweil that advances in neural imaging and processing power will allow us to create a fully functional simulation of a human brain in next 10 years or so. But I’d bet that AI people will create a principled system with at least the abilities of a human even before that. I don’t come from a totally ignorant position in making that prediction.

I’m not very good at imagining what the world will be like when computers can do anything a human can do. That’s someone else’s job. I like to believe in a techno-utopia but all I know is the change in how the world works will be ENORMOUS. Those in the “soft” sciences better get imagining and preparing everyone for that change.

]]> By: Gareth Stack http://www.dbspin.com/technolotics/disappearing-future/#comment-522 Gareth Stack Fri, 15 Dec 2006 03:13:53 +0000 http://www.dbspin.com/archives/168#comment-522 Cheers for the recommendation mate, I'll add it to my hideously proprietary 'Zencast' podcatcher's queue. Whats your view on all this transhumanist, technoutopian business? Cheers for the recommendation mate, I’ll add it to my hideously proprietary ‘Zencast’ podcatcher’s queue.

Whats your view on all this transhumanist, technoutopian business?

]]> By: Rowan http://www.dbspin.com/technolotics/disappearing-future/#comment-521 Rowan Fri, 15 Dec 2006 01:16:46 +0000 http://www.dbspin.com/archives/168#comment-521 While you're on Accelerating Change, you might also like to take a listen to The Long Now's SALT podcasts: http://www.longnow.org/projects/seminars/ Clay Shirky's "Making Digital Durable" one from a while back is somewhat relevant. While you’re on Accelerating Change, you might also like to take a listen to The Long Now’s SALT podcasts:

http://www.longnow.org/projects/seminars/

Clay Shirky’s “Making Digital Durable” one from a while back is somewhat relevant.

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