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WCDT 2917 to 2921 (16-20 March 2015)
rfrank dodelijk:
what is the singularity?
NilsO:
Well, Faye should not do any welding in their apartment, so she needs somewhere to work. My suggestion: Use the band's practice space. Also, there might be interesting synergies between music and welding, perhaps leading to a future performance show.
BenRG:
--- Quote from: rfrank dodelijk on 16 Mar 2015, 03:59 ---what is the singularity?
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"The Singularity" in terms of computer science is the point where artificial intelligences designed by other artificial intelligences without human intervention are more sophisticated and efficient than their human-created equivalents. It is at that point that AIs would be considered a separate species with a separate existence and place in the global ecosystem of intelligence from humans.
Some sci-fi writers have proposed that the Singularity is the point where AIs would inevitably choose to enslave or annihilate humans due to them being 'inferior life-forms'. Momo, Pintsize and Winslow have all said things to imply that this has been considered by the QC-verse's AIs but that the consensus amongst them is that they like humans too much and enjoy interacting with them as equals too much too much to do something like that.
NilsO:
--- Quote from: rfrank dodelijk on 16 Mar 2015, 03:59 ---what is the singularity?
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My definition is a point in time when AI becomes self-sufficient and intellectually superior to humans, in effect making humans obsolete. Depending on the AI agenda, humans might be exterminated, or kept as favored pets. This is not necessarily a Bad Thing, as humans have proven themselves to be incapable of running the world in a peaceful and sustainable manner.
Omega Entity:
--- Quote from: NilsO on 16 Mar 2015, 04:05 ---Well, Faye should not do any welding in their apartment, so she needs somewhere to work. My suggestion: Use the band's practice space. Also, there might be interesting synergies between music and welding, perhaps leading to a future performance show.
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If it's on the ground floor of a warehouse, it'd work. That floor suggests wood or carpet, however, and therefore would be a fire hazard
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