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We might not be quite ready for the kind of augmented reality that Google has in mind for us..
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No, a Dyson sphere around our sun isn't a plausible project for the next few thousand years. And maybe not even then.
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A Russian mogul's PR firm is talking to bloggers about his plan to fast-track The Singularity.
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While thinking of our bodies as divine or entirely in utilitarian terms is unhealthy, there is a middle ground to consider.
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Tech evangelists seem really worried about making friends with robots and forgetting that we can always override their programming.
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Transhumanism is a common theme in comic books. But which one of the scenarios they present has the most scientific merit?
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Philosopher Nick Bostrom is still barking up the same, fundamentally wrong tree of emergent super-intelligence.
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Time gives the Singularity and its prophet the kid glove treatment, glossing over the scientific and technical issues with a wave of starry eyed credulity.
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The tech industry didn't suddenly start promising disruptive revolutions with every new gadget and app. It's been doing that since its first days.
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Singularitarian arguments for the seeming inevitability of artificial super-intelligent are little more than wild extrapolations of pop sci cliches.