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http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michael/blog/?p=500

Singularity Reading Recommendations websnapr

"For those interested in more seriously exploring the issues of Artificial General Intelligence and the Singularity, I’d like to recommend the following writings ..." None of which are sf no
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http://www.centauri-dreams.org/?p=1317

Interstellar Conundrum: Is Stross Right? websnapr

Centauri Dreams replies to the recent Charlie Stross essay on space colonisation, and raises some good points. Lively discussion thread also.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6700691.stm

Move to create less clumsy robots websnapr

"The work at the University of Granada is concentrating on the design of microchips that incorporate a full neuronal system, emulating the way the cerebellum interacts with the human nervous syst
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/05/070529154831.htm

Learning, Memory, And Progress Toward A Living Chip websnapr

"The ability to record information in a manmade network of neurons is a step toward a cyborg-like integration of living material into memory chips."
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http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michael/blog/?p=437

Hard Takeoff not Incompatible with Some Continuity websnapr

"So what cognitive and practical advantages would a human-similar AI have over a human actor?" More singularity theory from Anissimov.
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http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michael/blog/?p=433

The Danger This Time Isn’t Human websnapr

"The Singularity is the introduction of a nonhuman intelligence, the point where the dangers of the world stop emanating from human beings and start coming from somewhere new for once."
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http://www.openthefuture.com/2007/04/the_early_signs_of_the_long_to.html

IBM performs computer simulation of mouse brain-substra ... websnapr

"IBM researchers [...] assembled a simulated mouse cortical hemisphere (that is, a functional half of a mouse brain) on one of the smaller BlueGene/L supercomputers. They then ran the simulation.
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http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michael/blog/?p=405

The Human Superiority Complex websnapr

"Let me just remark that reading no science fiction at all is definitely reading too little." I couldn't agree more ... but then I'm pro-Singularity already.
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http://www.kurzweilai.net/meme/frame.html?main=/articles/art0701.html

Is AI Engineering the Shortest Path to a Positive Singu ... websnapr

"In my view, if the US government created an "AI Manhattan Project" [...] then we would have a human-level AI within 5 years." Good afternoon, singularity!
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http://reconstruction.eserver.org/033/bell.htm

The End of Science Fiction: When Technological Extrapol ... websnapr

"As our everyday lives become increasingly science fictional -- as the stuff of fiction becomes the stuff of mundane reality [...] -- what are the dangers we face?" Heavy essay by James John
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http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/vinge/longnow/index.htm

What If the Singularity Does NOT Happen websnapr

"Important note for those surfing this talk out of context :-) I still regard the Singularity as the most likely non-catastrophic outcome for our near future." Precis/slides from Vernor Ving
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http://blog.wired.com/sterling/2007/02/why_singularity.html

Why, Singularity, We Scarcely Knew websnapr

"This Thursday evening [Vernor] Vinge will challenge his own idea for the first time: 'I have some plausible, non-singularity scenarios that get us into a human-scale world with long time horizon
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http://crowlspace.com/?p=7

Wormholes and Singularity websnapr

"...since that famous thought-experiment wormholes have been described and designed in a multitude of physics papers - but do they exist?" The science behind the fiction. Link via Centauri D
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http://www.itconversations.com/shows/detail711.html

Vernor Vinge speech websnapr

"In this keynote address from Accelerating Change 2005, Vernor Vinge discusses the potential for a technological singularity..." Thank you, SF Signal.
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http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michael/blog/?p=297

Transhumanist Sects websnapr

"Transhumanism is unique because it is so diverse. That’s why it never makes sense to label us as a religion or unified conspiracy - besides being mostly unreligious, transhumanists can barely ag
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/12/061212091344.htm

World's Fastest Transistor Approaches Goal Of Terahertz ... websnapr

"With a frequency of 845 gigahertz, their latest device is approximately 300 gigahertz faster than transistors built by other research groups, and approaches the goal of a terahertz device."
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http://www.davidlouisedelman.com/blog/index.php/2006/10/25/turing-test/

Reverse Engineering the Turing Test websnapr

"In theory, mind uploading is a pathway to immortality [...] I'm betting that not only will it happen, but that it's possible that the writers are going to get there first." Is David Edelman
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http://physicsweb.org/articles/news/10/10/10/1?rss=2.0

Bubbles never forget websnapr

"Their study revealed that the initial conditions of bubble formation can affect the dynamics of the singularity that occurs when a bubble pinches off a nozzle." This means that black holes
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http://www.washtimes.com/commentary/20061009-094036-6851r.htm

Annihilation omens websnapr

"Homo connectus will relegate the obsolete nation-state and its dysfunctional institutions to artifacts of history, quaint but useless." Where do I sign? ;) This sounds like a book worth rea
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http://www.aleph.se/andart/archives/2006/10/warning_signs_for_tomorrow.html

Andart: Warning Signs for Tomorrow websnapr

"All the truly cool transhuman technologies are going to require warning signs." These are a work of sublime genius.
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http://www.centauri-dreams.org/?p=825

A Galaxy Alive with Civilizations websnapr

"The theorist speculates that ancient super-civilizations may well be out there, and perhaps detectable through an upgraded SETI effort. But his first task [...] is to silence the critics."
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http://www.3pointd.com/20060908/vernor-vinge-paints-the-future-at-agc/#more-700

Vernor Vinge Paints the Future at AGC websnapr

"Award-winning science fiction Vernor Vinge, speaking at the Austin Game Conference, gave his vision of a future in which connectivity was literally in the air around us." Hat-tip to Bruce S
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http://www.kurzweilai.net/meme/frame.html?main=/articles/art0683.html?m%3d4

Why We Can Be Confident of Turing Test Capability Withi ... websnapr

Ray Kurzweil steps up with a chapter from his recent book, 'The Singularity Is Near'. I really hope he's right - upload me now!
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http://www.blog.speculist.com/archives/000896.html

Declaration of Singularity Revisited websnapr

The Speculist crew request your allegience to the civilisation of the future! I have signed up, naturally. :)
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http://www.agiri.org/essays/singularityagigoertzel.htm

Artificial General Intelligence and its Potential Role ... websnapr

Does what it says on the tin; a serious essay on a serious subject. Link via Advanced Nanotechnology.
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http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?article_class=4&no=299900&rel_no=1

Printable Robots websnapr

But not just robots; organs, displays, batteries, RFIDs...the half-way step to nanofabbing, methinks. Link via KurzweilAI.net.
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