The dilemma felt by science fiction writers will be perceived in other creative endeavors. Vernor Vinge creativedilemmaendeavor Change image and share on social
When people speak of creating superhumanly intelligent beings, they are usually imagining an AI project. Vernor Vinge beingcreateimagine Change image and share on social
Animals can adapt to problems and make inventions, but often no faster than natural selection can do its work - the world acts as its own simulator in the case of natural selection. Vernor Vinge actadaptanimal 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
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
Even the largest avalanche is triggered by small things. Vernor Vinge avalanchelargesmall 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
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
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
IA is something that is proceeding very naturally, in most cases not even recognized by its developers for what it is. Vernor Vinge casedevelopernaturally Change image and share on social
