[Pen-l] The Singularity, computer science fiction

[Doyle Saylor <doylesaylor@xxxxxxx>]

Greetings Economists,

This article discusses the current buzzword - singularity - in terms of a Science Fiction novelist, Vernor Vinge, new novel, 'Rainbows End',  take on how computers merge with humans.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/26/science/26tier.html?ref=science&pagewanted=print

quoting

The problem is a concept described in Dr. Vinge’s seminal essay in 1993, “The Coming Technological Singularity,” which predicted that computers would be so powerful by 2030 that a new form of superintellligence would emerge.

quoting

The Singularity is often called “the rapture of the nerds,” but Dr. Vinge doesn’t anticipate immortal bliss.

Thanks,

Doyle Saylor

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