Why will we witness an intelligence explosion? Because nature has a long history of favouring big creatures with brains—and because the capability to satisfy those selection pressures has finally arrived.
The process has already resulted in enormous data-centres, the size of factories. As I have said:
Thinking about it, they are probably criticising the (genuinely dud) idea that an intelligence explosion will start suddenly at some future point with the invention of some machine—rather than gradually arising out of the growth of today’s already self-improving economies and industries.
I think, both ways are still open. The intelligence explosion from a self-improving economy and the intelligence explosion from a fringe of this process.
Why will we witness an intelligence explosion? Because nature has a long history of favouring big creatures with brains—and because the capability to satisfy those selection pressures has finally arrived.
The process has already resulted in enormous data-centres, the size of factories. As I have said:
http://alife.co.uk/essays/the_intelligence_explosion_is_happening_now/
Thinking about it, they are probably criticising the (genuinely dud) idea that an intelligence explosion will start suddenly at some future point with the invention of some machine—rather than gradually arising out of the growth of today’s already self-improving economies and industries.
I think, both ways are still open. The intelligence explosion from a self-improving economy and the intelligence explosion from a fringe of this process.
Did you take a look at my “The Intelligence Explosion Is Happening Now”? The point is surely a matter of history—not futurism.
Yes and you are right.
Great—thanks for your effort and input.