But moreso, the ‘Singularity’ is a misnomer if it’s applied to a situation that has already been going on for years. If multiple superintelligences are already on the scene, then why is the possibility of an entirely artificial superintelligence so threatening or revolutionary? Even if one were to be invented, it would be competing with all the others.
One of them, certainly.
But moreso, the ‘Singularity’ is a misnomer if it’s applied to a situation that has already been going on for years. If multiple superintelligences are already on the scene, then why is the possibility of an entirely artificial superintelligence so threatening or revolutionary? Even if one were to be invented, it would be competing with all the others.
As I put it:
http://alife.co.uk/essays/the_singularity_is_nonsense/
...and...
http://alife.co.uk/essays/the_intelligence_explosion_is_happening_now/