Will the Singularity turn us into gods or end the human race? (theverge.com) 16 points by btipling 14y ago ↗ HN
[–] chhhris 14y ago ↗ Welcome to the future, boys and girls. [–] bproper 14y ago ↗ I don't know. Seems to me like artificial intelligence hasn't lived up to the hype. We've had great progress in increasing processor speeds, but not as much luck at the Turing test. [–] btipling 14y ago ↗ Yes, there's actually a term for the failure of the hype:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_winterI think AI is currently in the phase of failing to live up to short term expectation while its long term implications are underestimated. [–] token78 14y ago ↗ "The trouble with computers, of course, is that they're very sophisticated idiots" -Billy Connolly
[–] bproper 14y ago ↗ I don't know. Seems to me like artificial intelligence hasn't lived up to the hype. We've had great progress in increasing processor speeds, but not as much luck at the Turing test. [–] btipling 14y ago ↗ Yes, there's actually a term for the failure of the hype:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_winterI think AI is currently in the phase of failing to live up to short term expectation while its long term implications are underestimated. [–] token78 14y ago ↗ "The trouble with computers, of course, is that they're very sophisticated idiots" -Billy Connolly
[–] btipling 14y ago ↗ Yes, there's actually a term for the failure of the hype:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_winterI think AI is currently in the phase of failing to live up to short term expectation while its long term implications are underestimated.
[–] token78 14y ago ↗ "The trouble with computers, of course, is that they're very sophisticated idiots" -Billy Connolly
[–] nacker 14y ago ↗ BOTH would seem to be an optimal outcome for us and the other lifeforms on this planet.
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I think AI is currently in the phase of failing to live up to short term expectation while its long term implications are underestimated.