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The Singularity

One day a machine will blink into consciousness

I, Rodney Brooks, Am a Robot

A powerful artificial intelligence won’t spring from a sudden technological “big bang”—it’s already evolving symbiotically with us

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The Singularity

Technological convergence will change our lives but won’t make them indefinitely long

Hints of the singularity’s approach can be found in the arguments of its critics

A guide to the singularity true believers, atheists, and agnostics

The wetware that gives rise to consciousness is far too complex to be replicated in a computer anytime soon

Yes—and a new Turing test might prove it

A powerful artificial intelligence won’t spring from a sudden technological “big bang”—it’s already evolving symbiotically with us

Biological nanobots could repair and improve the human body, but they’ll be more bio than bot

Rodney Brooks on why the evolution of superhuman intelligence will be a slow process

Stuffed into skyscrapers by the billion, brainy bugbots will be the knowledge workers of the future

The story of the Singularity is sweeping, dramatic, simple--and wrong

David Adler dreams of a Google map for the human brain

Given the current state of computer science and robotics, it’s hard to understand how ”the singularity” meme has become lodged in the serious discourse of the technosphere

Neuroscientist Paul Sajda, of Columbia University, uses the human vision system for computerized image sorting

Christof Koch explains how we can use visual illusions and scenes to explore the difference between our conscious and unconscious perception

Vernor Vinge on the run-up to the singularity and what technologists can do to engineer the best outcome for humans

It's essential that we determine to what extent different neural architectures can generate integrated information

Depictions of the singularity, as seen through the lens of pop culture

There is no compelling evidence that brains exploit any of the special features of quantum mechanics

Ten technologists share their views on the Singularity

Why both scientists believe we are on the event horizon of a technological singularity