The problem is not simply that the Singularity represents the passing of humankind from center stage, but that it contradicts our most deeply held notions of being. Vernor Vinge Read Quote
We humans have millions of years of evolutionary baggage that makes us regard competition in a deadly light. Vernor Vinge Read Quote
But every time our ability to access information and to communicate it to others is improved, in some sense we have achieved an increase over natural intelligence. Vernor Vinge Read Quote
IA is something that is proceeding very naturally, in most cases not even recognized by its developers for what it is. Vernor Vinge Read Quote
When people speak of creating superhumanly intelligent beings, they are usually imagining an AI project. Vernor Vinge Read Quote
I have argued above that we cannot prevent the Singularity, that its coming is an inevitable consequence of the humans’ natural competitiveness and the possibilities inherent in technology. Vernor Vinge Read Quote
The work that is truly productive is the domain of a steadily smaller and more elite fraction of humanity. Vernor Vinge Read Quote
And for all my rampant technological optimism, sometimes I think I’d be more comfortable if I were regarding these transcendental events from one thousand years remove… instead of twenty. Vernor Vinge Read Quote