In fact, there was general agreement that minds can exist on nonbiological substrates and that algorithms are of central importance to the existence of minds. Vernor Vinge agreementalgorithmcentral Change image and share on social
Within thirty years, we will have the technological means to create superhuman intelligence. Vernor Vinge createintelligencemean Change image and share on social
I argue in this paper that we are on the edge of change comparable to the rise of human life on Earth. Vernor Vinge arguechangecomparable Change image and share on social
It is a point where our old models must be discarded and a new reality rules. Vernor Vinge discardmodelpoint Change image and share on social
But every time our ability to access information and to communicate it to others is improved, in some sense we have achieved an increase over natural intelligence. Vernor Vinge abilityaccessachieve Change image and share on social
And for all my rampant technological optimism, sometimes I think I'd be more comfortable if I were regarding these transcendental events from one thousand years remove... instead of twenty. Vernor Vinge comfortableeventoptimism Change image and share on social
When I began writing science fiction in the middle '60s, it seemed very easy to find ideas that took decades to percolate into the cultural consciousness; now the lead time seems more like eighteen months. Vernor Vinge 60sbeginconsciousness share on social
We humans have millions of years of evolutionary baggage that makes us regard competition in a deadly light. Vernor Vinge baggagecompetitiondeadly Change image and share on social
The problem is not simply that the Singularity represents the passing of humankind from center stage, but that it contradicts our most deeply held notions of being. Vernor Vinge centercontradictdeeply Change image and share on social
The work that is truly productive is the domain of a steadily smaller and more elite fraction of humanity. Vernor Vinge domainelitefraction Change image and share on social
