The genetic takeover/substrate migration is a useful reference class, but (although I agree with you that in some weak sense the intelligence explosion is already underway) minds that can rewrite themselves in place will be qualitatively different from anything that has happened before.
Sure. Memes were new. Technology was new. Machine intelligence is just the applicationn of technology to minds. The digital revolution has replaced most of our analogue media—with one major exception.
Also, thanks for linking to that Moravec paper (on your website). I hadn’t seen it before, and as I enjoy his writing a great deal, I’ll be reading it posthaste (after I finish these damned logos).
The genetic takeover/substrate migration is a useful reference class, but (although I agree with you that in some weak sense the intelligence explosion is already underway) minds that can rewrite themselves in place will be qualitatively different from anything that has happened before.
Sure. Memes were new. Technology was new. Machine intelligence is just the applicationn of technology to minds. The digital revolution has replaced most of our analogue media—with one major exception.
Also, thanks for linking to that Moravec paper (on your website). I hadn’t seen it before, and as I enjoy his writing a great deal, I’ll be reading it posthaste (after I finish these damned logos).