Could happen, but it wont be the utopia of the trans-humanists. It wont be Skynet either. More likely Rapture of the Nerds (Charles Stross & Cory Doctorow) or Postsingular (Rudy Rucker). Also, check Rudy Rucker on the singularity: These maladjusted loser posthumanists are so desperate for the world to change and fit them in that they worship this singularity just like outsider fundamentalists hoping for the End Times to come and give them a chance at success. Some people feel a little hostility towards the notion of the Singularity. Like something thats being forced on you. And its a little annoying to see a middle-brow popularizer like Ray Kurzweil writing a best-seller about the Singularity, and to see organized Singularity conferences. io9/323772/kiss-my-singularity-says-author-rudy-rucker
Posted on: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 03:40:15 +0000