The Singularity analogy was never intended to imply infinite power. Rather it represents a point at which understanding and predictability breaks down and becomes impossible.
On Jun 14, 2018 3:59 PM, "Matt Mahoney via AGI" <agi@agi.topicbox.com> wrote: > Vinge: when humans produce superhuman AI then so can it, only faster. A > singularity in mathematics is a point where a function (like intelligence > over time) goes to infinity. That can't happen in a universe with finite > computing power and finite memory. Or by singularity do you mean when AI > makes humans irrelevant or extinct? > > On Thu, Jun 14, 2018, 5:56 PM Steve Richfield via AGI < > agi@agi.topicbox.com> wrote: > >> Matt, >> >> My own view is that a human-based singularity is MUCH closer. The problem >> is NOT a shortage of GFLOPS or suitable software, but rather, a repairable >> problem in our wetware. Sure, a silicon solution might eventually be >> faster, but why simply wait until then? >> >> Apparently, I failed to successfully make this point to the people who >> were paying Singularity's bills. >> >> *Steve* >> >> On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 12:47 PM, Matt Mahoney via AGI < >> agi@agi.topicbox.com> wrote: >> >>> The singularity list (and SL4) died years ago. The singularity has been >>> 30 years away for decades now. I guess we got tired of talking about it. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Full employment can be had with the stoke of a pen. Simply institute a >> six hour workday. That will easily create enough new jobs to bring back >> full employment. >> >> *Artificial General Intelligence List <https://agi.topicbox.com/latest>* > / AGI / see discussions <https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi> + > participants <https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/members> + delivery > options <https://agi.topicbox.com/groups> Permalink > <https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/T5ada390c367596a4-M3be8dd330fb882077e7f7442> > ------------------------------------------ Artificial General Intelligence List: AGI Permalink: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/T5ada390c367596a4-Maa1bb7c2fcc54913fbd85164 Delivery options: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups
