Directory of Singularity Resources

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The Singularity is the technological creation of smarter-than-human intelligence.

Subcategories

• Artificial Intelligence
• Kurzweil, Raymond
• Nanotechnology

Resources in This Category

• Critical Discussion of Vinge's Singularity Concept

  http://mason.gmu.edu/~rhanson/vi.html
  Thirteen participants write essays on the Singularity; Vernor Vinge responds to each. Edited by Robin Hanson.

• Ethical Issues In Advanced Artificial Intelligence

  http://www.nickbostrom.com/ethics/ai.html
  Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom's analysis and policy recommendations for the construction of advanced artificial intelligences with self-improving superhuman intelligence (the Singularity).

• How Long Before Superintelligence?

  http://www.nickbostrom.com/superintelligence.html
  Nick Bostrom's scholarly analysis of the hardware and software required for superintelligence, and when it is likely to arrive.

• Long-Term Growth as a Sequence of Exponential Modes

  http://mason.gmu.edu/~rhanson/longgrow.html
  Trend analysis: Fits the history of economic growth from 2 million B.C. to today as a sequence of growth modes, and suggests that in the next century a new mode may appear where the economy doubles every month or two.

• Nanotechnology Now - Singularity

  http://nanotech-now.com/singularity.htm
  A brief article with numerous links.

• Shock Level 4 Mailing List

  http://sl4.org/
  Information on the Singularity, superintelligence, Powers, Jupiter Brains, Alpha-Point cosmologies, posthumanity, Apotheosis et al. "The four virtues of an SL4 post are Intelligence, Fun, Importance, and Future Shock. (Any post should include at least one.)"

• Technological Singularity

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity
  An article from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

• The Singularitarian Principles

  http://yudkowsky.net/obsolete/principles.html
  Principles that define and describe "Singularitarians", who seek to accelerate the arrival of a safe and benevolent technological Singularity.

• Vernor Vinge on the Singularity

  http://mindstalk.net/vinge/vinge-sing.html
  The 1993 NASA lecture by Vernor Vinge, inventor of the Singularity concept. "Within thirty years, we will have the technological means to create superhuman intelligence. Shortly after, the human era will be ended."

• Yahoo! Groups: technocalypse

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/technocalypse/
  Radical singularitarian discussion list for "technologically and socio-politically Enlightened individuals" who want to "become our own god-like, potentially immortal successors".

 

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