“Not like Homer would I write,
Not like Dante if I might,
Not like Shakespeare at his best,
Not like Goethe or the rest,
Like myself, however small,
Like myself, or not at all.”
― Blackberries
Not like Dante if I might,
Not like Shakespeare at his best,
Not like Goethe or the rest,
Like myself, however small,
Like myself, or not at all.”
― Blackberries
“GEORGE 2048: We like to think of it as one civilization.”
― The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
― The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
“you create your brain from the input you get.”
― Transcend: Nine Steps to Living Well Forever
― Transcend: Nine Steps to Living Well Forever
“Yes, well, the subjective experience is the opposite of the objective reality”
― The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence
― The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence
“as long as there is an AI shortcoming in any such area of endeavor, skeptics will point to that area as an inherent bastion of permanent human superiority over the capabilities of our own creations. This book will argue, however, that within several decades information-based technologies will encompass all human knowledge and proficiency, ultimately including the pattern-recognition powers, problem-solving skills, and emotional and moral intelligence of the human brain itself.”
― The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
― The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
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