Singularity Course Some already know what the technological
Singularity is, others dont, and are finding out now. However, if
the people and ideas I present are genuinely new and interesting I
should be able to satisfy both groups.
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Elenchus - Open Facebook Group "Elenchus" is a form of inquiry
and debate between individuals with opposing viewpoints based on
utilizing Socratic dialogue in asking and answering questions to
stimulate critical thinking and to illuminate ideas. The only rule:
Maintain Decorum :)
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The technological singularity occurs as artificial
intelligences surpass human beings as the smartest and most capable
life forms on the Earth. Technological development is taken over by
the machines, who can think, act and communicate so quickly that
normal humans cannot even comprehend what is going on. The machines
enter into a runaway reaction of self-improvement cycles, with each
new generation of A.I.s appearing faster and faster. From this
point onwards, technological advancement is explosive, under the
control of the machines, and thus cannot be accurately predicted
(hence the term Singularity).... Ray Kurzweil
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Singularity Course
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How Inside Outside and Singularity impact young people,
important concepts we will discuss later. Big Bang Theory (the TV
show; 16 million viewers) Singularity University (I went to Exec.
Program) Singularity Summit (9,000 views per video) Singularity
Institute of Artificial Intelligence (500 views per video) Kim
Solez Technology and Future of Medicine Course LABMP 590 (500 views
per video) SIAI Rationality and Awesomeness Mini-Camp Participants
in early 20s advice on fashion, style, body language, and
confidence-building
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Singularity Course In the coming decades, humanity will likely
create a powerful AI. SIAI exists to confront this urgent
challenge, both the opportunity and the risk. SIAI is fostering
research, education, and outreach to increase the likelihood that
the promise of AI is realized for the benefit of everyone
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Singularity Course .. However, Marcus Hutter suggests that
there is an element of human insignificance that makes the whole
scenario much more challenging. Also, Hutter has created a general
AI which makes the problem seem more immediate!
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Singularity Course .. However Marcus Hutter suggests that there
is an element of human insignificance that makes the whole scenario
much more challenging. Also Hutter has created a sort of general AI
which makes the problem seem more immediate!
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Singularity Course While these are just recreational games,
they do contain many prototypical elements of the real world, such
as food, enemies, friends, space, obstacles, objects, and weapons
Next could be a test in modern virtual worlds... that require
intelligent agents, and finally some selected real-world problems
The same single [AIXI approximation MC-AIXI-CTW] has learned to
play TicTacToe, Kuhn Poker, and most impressively, Pacman (Veness
et al. 2011) from scratch
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Singularity Course Outside the Singularity looking in it will
be white noise Inside the Singularity if everything speeds up at
the same rate we may not notice anything; it may seem like normal
life to us Even if initially our biological brains count for
something in our mental processes, very soon the processing power
of the machine implant will vastly outstrip our biological brains.
Our biological brains become insignificant regardless of the
friendliness or lack thereof of the AI
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Singularity Course Extreme risk taking because we can back
ourselves up from backups if something bad happens Insignificance,
lack of identity. Why wait to create backups when we have the
processing power to run several lives at once. Can replicate
ourselves endlessly in seconds! No more waiting 9 months! The world
has little incentive to keep identities straight when biological
brains contribute so little to mental processes. Bigger not better
Aimlessness, lack of sense of purpose
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Singularity Course The challenge of producing a friendly AI,
which SIAI has taken on, becomes just a small part of the much
larger challenge of creating a friendly world in which humans still
have lives of significance, human history is retained and extended
A positive outcome is possible; lets make it likely We all need to
be engaged in ensuring a positive outcome for humanity. The future
is ours to shape. We need to get busy doing that! A simple approach
is needed to engage the general public on these matters!