'Signs of the Singularity' by Vernor Vinge


	'Signs of the Singularity' by Vernor Vinge

Djiezes

6-5-2008 10:17 AM

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Djiezes says:

See http://spectrum.ieee.org/jun08/singularityspecialreport for all the articles in the Special Report on Singularity

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  Signs of the Singularity 
<B>By   <SPAN class="name"> Vernor Vinge</SPAN>
</B>
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                    REPORT: THE SINGULARITY</A>
            </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://spectrum.ieee.org/jun08/6306"><P>In that event, I expect the singularity will come as
                some combination of the following: </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://spectrum.ieee.org/jun08/6306"><P>
                <SPAN class="bold">The AI
                Scenario:</SPAN> We create superhuman artificial
                intelligence (AI) in computers.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://spectrum.ieee.org/jun08/6306"><P>
                <SPAN class="bold">The IA
                Scenario:</SPAN> We enhance human intelligence
                through human-to-computer interfaces—that is, we
                achieve intelligence amplification (IA).</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://spectrum.ieee.org/jun08/6306"><P>
                <SPAN class="bold">The Biomedical
                Scenario:</SPAN> We directly increase our
                intelligence by improving the neurological operation of
                our brains.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://spectrum.ieee.org/jun08/6306"><P>
                <SPAN class="bold">The Internet
                Scenario:</SPAN> Humanity, its networks, computers,
                and databases become sufficiently effective to be
                considered a superhuman being.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://spectrum.ieee.org/jun08/6306"><P>
                <SPAN class="bold">The Digital Gaia
                Scenario:</SPAN> The network of embedded
                microprocessors becomes sufficiently effective to be
                considered a superhuman being.</P></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://spectrum.ieee.org/singularity" href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/singularity" style="font-size: 11px;">spectrum.ieee.org</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://spectrum.ieee.org/singularity"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/spectrum.ieee.org/img/1959BB82-7A82-45CE-A213-F12310A7DB9E" alt="The world's leading source of technology news and analysis" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://spectrum.ieee.org/singularity"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD> <SPAN class="style20"><FONT> VIDEO </FONT></SPAN>  
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