Friday, August 19, 2011

Singularity: Intelligent Computers (from Time Magazine - Science)

From an article titled: "2045: The Year Man Becomes Immortal" -- this is a good article on artificial intelligence, computers.


...we're approaching a moment when computers will become intelligent, and not just intelligent but more intelligent than humans. When that happens, humanity — our bodies, our minds, our civilization — will be completely and irreversibly transformed. He believes that this moment is not only inevitable but imminent. According to his calculations, the end of human civilization as we know it is about 35 years away.
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2048299,00.html#ixzz1VSSM6ox7