Comments on: Live long enough to be a pain forever

By: Mitch Gann’s :: Just how near did you say the Singularity is?

Mitch Gann’s :: Just how near did you say the Singularity is? — Mon, 25 May 2009 00:11:57 +0000

[...] week after I wrote about Ray Kurzweil here, the New York Times picked up the scent in “The Coming [...]

By: Cathy

Cathy — Mon, 18 May 2009 12:50:06 +0000

I wonder if the author OD’d on Star Trek in his youth.

By: Mitch

Mitch — Sun, 17 May 2009 21:39:54 +0000

I should also note that Kurzweil does not think we have the choice I suggest at the end of my post. He thinks the Singularity will come, regardless of what we do or don’t do. But our actions will affect the nature of the transition.

By: Mitch

Mitch — Sun, 17 May 2009 21:00:15 +0000

Excellence with a dash of creepiness is what I aim for. Interestingly, I would use much the same terms to describe the book. As for “emotional intelligence,” I hope the machines will adopt Ghandi’s, say, and not Hitler’s!

By: Macy Swain

Macy Swain — Sun, 17 May 2009 16:52:29 +0000

Excellent — if somewhat creepy — post, Jim. Having had one of those winters where I thought my body and soul were simply going to hell in a handbasket, and feeling betrayed by chemistry, I wonder about the pros and cons of messing with the natural order. We boomers always acted like we’d live forever anyway, but I wonder if our supposed increased “emotional intelligence” will ultimately nudge our self-centered little Narcissus inclinations toward accepting….uh…death. Yikes. No way.