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BoingBoing entry on the Singularity Summit at Stanford

Bill said Apr 28, 2006, 2:58 PM:

Speakers include

- Ray Kurzweil, inventor, futurist, author of “The Singularity Is Near”
- Douglas Hofstadter, cognitive scientist, author of “Gödel, Escher, Bach”
- K. Eric Drexler, nanotechnology pioneer, author of “Engines of Creation”
- Nick Bostrom, director of the Oxford Future of Humanity Institute
- BoingBoing's own Cory Doctorow

and many more.

http://www.boingboing.net/2006/04/28/singularity_conferen.html

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Another BoingBoing Singularity post today - Vernor Vinge

Bill said Apr 28, 2006, 3:07 PM:

“We talk to him about the Singularity – and how it may come from the superhuman “ensemble behavior” of ordinary humans with powerful computers linked via the Internet rather than through the development of superhuman artificial intelligence – about signposts indicating how we're doing, about humanity's prospects for utopia or extinction, and related minor issues. ”

http://www.boingboing.net/2006/04/27/glenn_instapundit_re.html

Re: BoingBoing entry on the Singularity Summit at Stanford

~C4Chaos said Apr 29, 2006, 11:49 AM:

those Boing Boing folks are avant-gardes on technology stuff. thanks for the links!

Re: BoingBoing entry on the Singularity Summit at Stanford

deepsurface [no longer around] said May 1, 2006, 11:04 PM:

Thanks Bill,

My brother has been talking about Gödel, Escher, Bach for several years because it stimulated him intelectually. Initially he just blew off the Singularity, but after see that Ray Kurzweil will be speaking along-side Hofstadter, he might take it a little more seriously.

I took The Singularity is Near with me and introduced my family to the concept about a week ago. Interesting conversation result when people actually want to think about this stuff. It was a good visit.

Re: BoingBoing entry on the Singularity Summit at Stanford

~C4Chaos said May 2, 2006, 11:05 AM:

“I took The Singularity is Near with me and introduced my family to the concept about a week ago. Interesting conversation result when people actually want to think about this stuff. It was a good visit.”

exactly. too bad it has yet to happen on this pod since only a few of us care, or are willing, to discuss this very important matters.