Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCDT: 18-22 Oct 2010 (1776-1780)
Dliessmgg:
People on the xkcd forum are likely to do some research before asking for explanations.
peterh:
Which illustrates that, in any given dispute, none of the parties involved is entirely right/wrong.
To illustrate the point: even though I'm a coder, and not an astrophysicist, my initial thought was also a space/time singularity. Googling helped possibly a bit, but I only fully got the joke after it had had time to sink in a bit, and Raoul then came up with his explanation.
snubnose:
So it really was a "technological singularity" ... personally I dont believe that one will ever happen. Thats because intelligence, in my opinion, is, in the end, not mechanic. Kurt Gödels imcompleteness theorem strongly hints that.
Also, to solve the problems of earth, we IMHO dont need more intelligence, we need more empathy.
Dliessmgg:
How does the incompleteness even come into that? :psyduck:
It only states that a theory can not be complete and consistent at the same time. The brain is not a theory. A theory is static. If you change it, it becomes a different theory. The brain has the ability to "rewire" itself, that's why we can learn stuff. I think AI's have to be able to rewire themselves (pysically or digitally) in a way that improves their ability to do what they do before the singularity can even be considered a possibility.
iduguphergrave:
What's in Barista Weekly? The top-ten list of snappy comebacks to customers who hit on you? Photos of effective contempt-faces? Advanced techniques for hurling coffee on customers?
Actually if that's the case Faye could be the editor.
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