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Singularity Reading Recommendations
"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 noKurzweilAI.net
The Singularity is Near : when humans transcend biologyHard Takeoff not Incompatible with Some Continuity
"So what cognitive and practical advantages would a human-similar AI have over a human actor?" More singularity theory from Anissimov.Declaration of Singularity Revisited
The Speculist crew request your allegience to the civilisation of the future! I have signed up, naturally. :)IBM performs computer simulation of mouse brain-substrate
"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.Printable Robots
But not just robots; organs, displays, batteries, RFIDs...the half-way step to nanofabbing, methinks. Link via KurzweilAI.net.Is AI Engineering the Shortest Path to a Positive Singularity?
"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!What If the Singularity Does NOT Happen
"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 VingThe Biggest Existential Risk To Come : POVERTY
A poorly written but still interesting post at Betterhumans examines future scenarios.Wormholes and Singularity
"...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 DMoore's Law Meets Its Match
Good news for singularity advocates and technology/gadgets freaks...electronics set to get even smaller, even faster.World's Fastest Transistor Approaches Goal Of Terahertz Device
"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."Bubbles never forget
"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 holesAndart: Warning Signs for Tomorrow
"All the truly cool transhuman technologies are going to require warning signs." These are a work of sublime genius.Move to create less clumsy robots
"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 systVernor Vinge Paints the Future at AGC
"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 SBiosingularity
Great blog about new scienceNovamente aiming for human-level AI in six years
I really really hope this isn't just an extravagant pitch for funding.Has the Singularity arrived yet?
Hint : check the source code.God and the Singularity, the Survey
Put forward your views on religion and the technological singularity - Phil 'Speculist' Bowermaster needs your data!Singularity: Technology, spirituality and the close box
Notes from the Singularity Summit, featuring Kurzweil, Cory Doctorow et alSuffering in the Multiverse
Paper about the quantum multiverse. Transhumanism type manifesto about the abolition of mental suffering.
