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brainshrub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 12:43 AM Original message |
Poll question: When do you think the Singularity will happen? |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 12:48 AM Response to Original message |
1. Well, let's hope that we can take care of ourselves well enough |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 12:58 AM Response to Original message |
2. Not likely. |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 05:39 AM Response to Original message |
3. It's a loooong way off... |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 06:43 AM Response to Original message |
4. Just be careful when Skynet becomes self aware |
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Mr_Jefferson_24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 07:31 AM Response to Original message |
5. The concept would be exciting if it weren't for the... |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 08:18 AM Response to Original message |
6. na, because by then we will have perfected using |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 08:37 AM Response to Original message |
7. It will take place at approximately 4:35 pm, today, November 20, 2007 |
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kedrys (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 08:41 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. But my hair's still in curlers...! |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 08:58 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. It actually scared me |
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kedrys (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 09:04 PM Response to Reply #10 |
21. No way! |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 08:45 AM Response to Original message |
9. Stop trying to raise the quality of Lounge posts. |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
11. Computers are remarkably stupid. |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 10:48 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. True, I doubt that any AI could be born within current computers... |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
13. Many are predicting 2012 as the date of the singularity. |
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Lord Wortherington (174 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
14. Never, for several reasons. |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 12:56 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Killjoy. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 06:02 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. It always has a disastrous effect? |
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CJCRANE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
16. We probably won't even notice |
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brainshrub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 05:58 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Maybe Google is a self-aware AI |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 06:02 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. If so, it is not benevolent. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
18. Vinge is my favorite. |
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