Will We Be Alive to See The Singularity?
Wednesday 26 January 2022
19:00 to 20:30
At 19:00 Jeremey Smithers will address this question from AI.
The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology is a 2005 non-fiction book about artificial intelligence and the future of humanity by inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil. But is it?
Kurzweil describes his law of accelerating returns which predicts an exponential increase in technologies like computers, genetics, nanotechnology, robotics and artificial intelligence. Once the Singularity has been reached, Kurzweil says that machine intelligence will be infinitely more powerful than all human intelligence combined. Afterwards he predicts intelligence will radiate outward from the planet until it saturates the universe. The Singularity is also the point at which machines' intelligence and humans would merge.
This talk is change to that previously announced, as our speaker unfortunately had to withdraw. Thanks to Jeremy for stepping in.
This talk will take place at Richmond and Hillcroft Adult Community College, as an event promoting philosophy.
| Contact |
Kingston Philosophy Café kingstonphilosophycafe@gmail.com |
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| Location |
Room 5, RHACC, Parkshot Richmond Upon Thames TW9 2RE (view map) |