Singularity – Uncommon Descent

One of our favorite physicists thinks infinities and singularities aren’t real

Why would a person need to believe that neither infinity nor singularity are real?

Intelligent design? Ray Kurzweil’s AI-driven Singularity would make the whole universe intelligent

If computers got that smart. Kurzweil’s critics believe that the superintelligent computers he needs can’t exist. If the critics are correct, we have misread the AI revolution.

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