You have heard about Kurzweil for sure, who is predicting, that
singularity will arrive around 2025.
it states people tend to make predictions within their reach, ie. within their lifetime.
So, happyness will arrive when we are celebrating our 70th birthday. :)
So, it will affect us, and we have enough time till then to imagine a lot of sci-fi technologies to become available. Win-win situation: Kurzweil's prediction will become true (good for him), and we'll reach singularity (good for everyone).
But why isn't Kurzweil commenting on Maes-Garreau?
In this case it is clear, that he went all-in with his prediction.
Self-fulfilling prophecies are better left untouched.
If he really wants this [the Singularity] happen, he better shows the world that he is really convinced. If he is all-in, he should not have a B-plan. He should invest all his money in R&D field.
Hope for singularity is a blitzkrieg against eternity.
He has no time to care about such a ridiculous observation as Maes-Garreau...
And if he were to comment it, he would show that he has doubts.
Anyway, the whole concept of singularity is fiction.
Future will not arrive at a given point in time, but slowly suffusing our lives.
And it is not technology, that will create our future, but us.. Yes, this is the bad news: if you want something out of it, you have to make it.
Hear my final words: I don't believe in singularity, at least it won't arrive before 2052.. ;)
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