From: Ben Goertzel (ben@goertzel.org)
Date: Tue Apr 18 2006 - 14:22:49 MDT
What is confusing about "The Singularity is Near" is as follows:
-- If you read carefully, yes, the book is SL4
-- The overall focus and tone of the book is SL3
This is probably intentional on Kurzweil's part. He is not dishonest,
but he places a marketing spin that is intended not to shock people
too badly, but rather to excite them about the possibilities...
-- Ben G
On 4/18/06, Eric Rauch <erauch@gmail.com> wrote:
> He talks about intelligence becoming the most powerful force in the Universe
> and manipulating the Universe's laws to suit its needs. I think that
> qualifies as SL4
>
>
>
> On 4/18/06, Brian Gyss <brian.gyss@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Philip:
> >
> > I'd probably say somewhere around SL3, because he really doesn't hit
> > on any of the Jupiter Brain stuff.
> >
> > -b
> >
> > On 4/18/06, Philip Goetz <philgoetz@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > What shock levels would you say Kurzweil spends most of his time on in
> > > his recent book _The Singularity is Near_? (I would comment, but my
> > > notes are on my laptop, and without them I don't remember what was in
> > > the book.)
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Brian Gyss
> > brian.gyss@gmail.com
> >
> > "Film is like a battlefield"
> > - Samuel Fuller
> >
> >
>
>
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