On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 2:45 PM, Steve Richfield <[email protected]> wrote: > > The [agi] forum activity gradually peaked in 2008, and the [singularity] > forum activity gradually peaked in 2009. Since then, we are now down to > around half the historical peaks in posting activity. > > Has the shine now worn off of these areas? Do the newbies now go > elsewhere?
No, most of the people who were doing active research (as opposed to just talking about it) have gone elsewhere so they can get some work done. > Are the postings now more "on target" so fewer of them are > needed? No, there seems to be less insightful posts and more trolling. (I guess you can count my post in the latter category). > Have these fields now "matured" as much as they are ever going to > mature? Is this the death knell for the Singularity University? The Singularity is not as near as you might think. (You have seen my cost estimates). -- Matt Mahoney, [email protected] ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-c97d2393 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-2484a968 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
