Year: 2022

HUMAN BRAIN. "It is uncontroversial that the human brain has capabilities that are, in some respects, far superior to those of all other known objects in the cosmos. It is the only kind of object capable of understanding that the cosmos is even there, or why there are infinitely many prime numbers, or that apples fall because of the curvature of space-time, or that obeying its own inborn instincts can be morally wrong, or that it itself exists. Nor are its unique abilities confined to such cerebral matters." (Kurzweil). https://lnkd.in/dN7u2Qg View in LinkedIn

AUTO-ANALYSIS. "But no brain on Earth is yet close to knowing what brains do in order to achieve any of that functionality. The enterprise of achieving it artificially — the field of ‘artificial general intelligence’ or AGI — has made no progress whatever during the entire six decades of its existence." https://lnkd.in/dN7u2Qg View in LinkedIn

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. "I cannot think of any other significant field of knowledge in which the prevailing wisdom, not only in society at large but also among experts, is so beset with entrenched, overlapping, fundamental errors. Yet it has also been one of the most self-confident fields in prophesying that it will soon achieve the ultimate breakthrough." https://lnkd.in/dN7u2Qg View in LinkedIn

AI INEVITABILITY. "Despite this long record of failure, AGI must be possible. And that is because of a deep property of the laws of physics, namely the universality of computation. This entails that everything that the laws of physics require a physical object to do can, in principle, be emulated in arbitrarily fine detail by some program on a general-purpose computer, provided it is given enough time and memory." https://lnkd.in/dN7u2Qg View in LinkedIn

TECH EVOLUTION. "The rules of Technological evolution thus make a strong argument for accelerating evolution. Compared to the snail-paced evolution of the human species, we have to wonder if we’ll be able to manage the increasing complexity of technology or if the dystopian vision of some futurists will come true: machines will become ‘alive’ with artificial intelligence and not just roam the earth but also rule it." https://lnkd.in/dhVUUSY View in LinkedIn

SHOCK VALUE. “The announcement last week that a robot had been granted Saudi Arabian citizenship – a gimmick, admittedly – was nevertheless reported as yet another step in the direction of our much-anticipated demise.The rise of the robots need not spell downfall for humans.” https://lnkd.in/d8_7UUC View in LinkedIn

HUMAN REDESIGN. "Since the Big Bang, the universe has been in constant evolution and continuous transformation. First there were physical and chemical processes, then biological evolution, and finally now technological evolution. As we begin to ride the wave into human redesign, the destination is still largely unknown but the opportunities are almost limitless." https://lnkd.in/dTveM5M View in LinkedIn

RUPTURED FABRIC. "Kurzweil extends Moore’s law to include technologies from far before the integrated circuit to future forms of computation. Whenever a technology approaches some kind of a barrier, he writes, a new technology will be invented to allow us to cross that barrier. He predicts that such paradigm shifts will become increasingly common, leading to “technological change so rapid and profound it represents a rupture in the fabric of human history”. https://lnkd.in/dTveM5M View in LinkedIn

FUTURE PREDICTIONS DIFFICULT. "For at least four decades, computing power has increased exponentially, roughly in accordance with Moore's law. Experts disagree on how much longer Moore's law will hold." https://lnkd.in/dAZH9Vg View in LinkedIn

INTRINSIC PROPERTIES. "Plants moving toward the sun, proteins folding into complex structures in response to their surroundings, molecules stacking themselves together to form a crystal. No external machinery directs these functions. Instead, the structure and shape is embedded in the material properties themselves—a wonder of the natural world." https://lnkd.in/d6YRRJH View in LinkedIn