Previously we observed acceleration, discontinuity, and superintelligence as common to all accounts of the technological singularity. A useful definition, however, must also make explicit three additional distinguishing characteristics, which clarify what is at stake: the impenetrability of what lies beyond, its inevitability, and its looming proximity.
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I edited the volume and chose no sides, putting skeptics and believers on equal footing. That was the right call in 2013. Thirteen years on, neutrality is no longer tenable — it is a dangerous evasion.
The Point of No Return: Singularity Hypotheses Retrospective Read More »
Facebook has recently revised their privacy policy by virtually admitting to errors made in the 2016 presidential elections campaign. But that’s clearly not enough. Is legislation required? Is government intervention appropriate? Should Facebook be broken up? What about other information giants? Here to help us answer this question is the term ‘policy vacuum’ introduced in 2005 by Jim Moor, a professor of ethics in Dartmouth College and celebrated technology ethicist.
Should Facebook be broken up? The lesson of Policy Vacuums Read More »
Researchers at Sapience.org foresee market instability intensifying by the computer trading ‘arms race’ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sterling’s Flash Crash was long overdue—and there will be many more Read More »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sapience Project announces: TOFFLER FORESIGHT AWARD Celebrating Visionary and Prescient Futurism
Toffler Foresight Award Read More »
