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Tag Archives: Singularity Institute
What is the Singularity?
Good question! In science-lingo, a singularity is a point where our current model breaks down. An example from physics is the inside of black holes. The technological singularity is hard to talk about because many people mean many different things … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Science, Technology
Tagged Kurzweil, Singularity, Singularity Institute, Yudkowsky
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Hiatus Is Over
So… Two to three days turned into almost a week. Sorry about that. Long story short, I needed to re-calibrate my life. Again. A few months ago I made a commitment to myself and to humanity as a whole that … Continue reading
A Short Story Ending in a Request
So, I was surfing Facebook earlier, looking at pics posted by other people of TAM 9, when I came across this picture from NECSS 2011 in the sidebar. (I assume it’s a public domain picture, since it was on Facebook, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Philosophy, Rationality, Science, Technology
Tagged Harry Potter, Methods of Rationality, Singularity, Singularity Institute, TAM
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