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The
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Technological Singularity
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The
technological singularity is the hypothesized creation of
smarter-than-human entities who rapidly accelerate
technological progress beyond the capability of human
beings to participate meaningfully in said progress.
Futurists have varying opinions regarding the timing and
consequences of such an event.
Vernor Vinge originally coined the term
"singularity" in observing that, just as our model
of physics breaks down when it tries to model the
singularity at the center of a black hole, our model
of the world breaks down when it tries to model a
future that contains entities smarter than human.
Vernor Vinge on the Singularity
What If the Singularity Does NOT Happen?
Intelligence
explosion
In 1965, statistician I. J. Good wrote:
“Let an ultraintelligent machine be defined as a machine
that can far surpass all the intellectual activities of
any man however clever. Since the design of machines is
one of these intellectual activities, an ultraintelligent
machine could design even better machines; there would
then unquestionably be an ‘intelligence explosion,’ and
the intelligence of man would be left far behind. Thus the
first ultraintelligent machine is the last invention that
man need ever make. ”
The
Singularity Is Near
To appreciate the
nature and significance of the coming "singularity," it is
important to ponder the nature of exponential growth.
Toward this end, I am fond of telling the tale of the
inventor of chess and his patron, the emperor of China. In
response to the emperor's offer of a reward for his new
beloved game, the inventor asked for a single grain of
rice on the first square, two on the second square, four
on the third, and so on. The Emperor quickly granted this
seemingly benign and humble request. One version of the
story has the emperor going bankrupt as the 63 doublings
ultimately totaled 18 million trillion grains of rice...
From
The Law of Accelerating Returns,
by Ray Kurzweil.
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Pros and Cons of Advanced AI
"Advanced AI has the potential to impact every aspect of
human life. We are in a crucial window of opportunity
where we have temporary but powerful leverage to influence
the outcome," said Tyler Emerson, chair of the summit and
executive director of the Singularity Institute for
Artificial Intelligence. "
Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence
Isaac
Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics
Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of
Robotics are one of the earliest examples of proposed
safety measures for AI. The laws are intended to prevent
artificially intelligent robots from harming humans.
- A robot may not injure a human being or, through
inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
- A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings
except where such orders would conflict with the First
Law.
- A robot must protect its own existence as long as
such protection does not conflict with the First or
Second Law.
Later, Asimov added the Zeroth Law: "A robot may not
harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to
harm"; the rest of the laws are modified sequentially to
acknowledge this.
source:
wikipedia
3 Laws
Unsafe
3 Laws Unsafe is a web site based on the premise that
human-equivalent AIs and robots will one day become
possible, and that Asimov's 3 Laws of Robotics are too
simplistic to ensure a positive outcome.
3
Laws Unsafe
The
World-Wide-Mind Project
The World-Wide-Mind project proposes that
the construction of advanced artificial minds may be too
difficult for any single laboratory to complete.
Singularity Articles and Resources
What is this Singularity?
Acceleration Studies Foundation
Technologies Which May Take Us to Singularity
Surviving the Singularity - YouTube video
Discussion of Vinge's Singularity Concept (1998)
How Long Before Superintelligence?
Tearing Toward the Spike
Surviving Immortality: Just getting to the Singularity is
the hard part
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