On 10/10/06, Ben Goertzel wrote: <snip>
But from the perspective of deeper understanding, I don't see why it's critical to agree on a single definition, or that there be a compact and crisp definition. It's a complex world and these are complex phenomena we're talking about, as yet dimly understood.
I would add that 'The Singularity' has to be a world-affecting event. If next year a quad-core pc becomes a self-improving AI in a basement in Atlanta, then disappears a hour later into another dimension, then so far as the rest of the world is concerned, the Singularity never happened. BillK ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
