The Far Future

Posted on May 19, 2013 by

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The following is written in response to my friend Rick Searle’s Far Future Project.

It is an attempt to prognosticate the future 500, 10,000, 1 million, and 1 billion years from now. Continue reading →

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Best Friends

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

I am more a cat person than a dog person. Not that I dislike dogs but I just find cats easier to care for and better adapted to a suburban environment. Our three cats come and go as they please through cat doors and, apart from waking us if we oversleep, seldom demand anything more regular feeding and occasional attention, which provides us with pleasure too.

Dogs, however, have a long history with humans. Continue reading →

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The Singularity May Not Be Coming Soon

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

This article is a few years old but I just came upon it. It gives a couple of good reasons why strong AI might not be so easy after all.

Never Mind the Singularity, Here’s the Science.

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