Why hasn't the Singularity gone mainstream (yet?) (conversion, power, advance)
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More examples of how 3D printers will change the medical field dramatically.
This is from DVICE:
Scientists at Cornell University, led by Dr. Lawrence J. Bonasser, are pioneering a spinal surgery that sounds like something straight out of science fiction. Utilizing 3D printing techniques loaded with stem cell-infused bio-ink, they aim to repair the degenerative spinal discs of 30 million ailing Americans. Dr. Bonasser himself was on hand at the New York Inside 3D printing expo to tell us about his fascinating studies.
Dr. Bonasser is no stranger to the world of 3D printing. He's already spearheaded the development of near-perfect prosthetic human ears. But his newest project is stepping even further through the looking glass that is the line between reality and sci-fi.
This has been a debate on Facebook. They do not understand how fast computers advance. Plus like Ray says even if we can not prove they are conscious they will say that are and it will be hard to prove they are not.
Why are *your* predictions hard and fast facts yet you dismiss anything that goes against your predictions?
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Keeping Up with Moore’s Law
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One such challenge is overcoming Rock’s Law, also known as Moore’s Second Law. Rock’s Law states that as computers become faster and more efficient, the cost for producers to fulfill Moore’s Law becomes increasingly more expensive and difficult (11). Research and development, manufacturing, and test costs increase steadily with each new chip generation. The capital cost to produce at Moore’s Law also increases exponentially over time.
Although Rock’s Law is not a direct limitation of Moore’s Law, it does remove incentive for companies to continue keeping up with Moore’s Law. Another challenge in maintaining Moore’s Law is the fact that as transistor density increases, so does internal heat of the processor. This can lead to problems of overheating as well as excessive energy use. Michio Kaku estimates that silicon microchips can only withstand the heat of transistors down to 5nm apart (12). In addition, as computers get more powerful, it becomes more difficult to justify increasing power when increased energy consumption is a direct result.
This is true. Technically speaking Moore's law will come to a end in the 2020's but computers will continue to advance exponentially. That is something that some people can't grasp when they talk about the future of computers.
More examples of how we will be able to grow and/ or 3D print organs. It looks like to be able to use all the organs in about 10 years away, 2024, and that is one of the main reasons the 2020's will be known as the bio tech revaluation. I mean the impact this will have on health and medicine is nothing we can even fully appreciate now.
This is from CNN:
CNN) -- For the first time, scientists have created human lungs in a lab -- an exciting step forward in regenerative medicine, but an advance that likely won't help patients for many years.
This is true. Technically speaking Moore's law will come to a end in the 2020's but computers will continue to advance exponentially. That is something that some people can't grasp when they talk about the future of computers.
I am so glad to see your crystal ball tells the future with such accuracy...
I am so glad to see your crystal ball tells the future with such accuracy...
Actually it takes no crystal ball to see how fast information technology will advance and the fact that the rate of that advancement is speeding up.
In 10 years we will look back on our life today and wonder how we could have lived with such primitive technology. The gap will be bigger than between today and the 1980's.
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Actually it takes no crystal ball to see how fast information technology will advance and the fact that the rate of that advancement is speeding up.
In 10 years we will look back on our life today and wonder how we could have lived with such primitive technology. The gap will be bigger than between today and the 1980's.
I don't think anyone questions that they're getting faster, what the article discussed was would they be able to gain sentience.
I don't think anyone questions that they're getting faster, what the article discussed was would they be able to gain sentience.
Rather or not AI has a consciousness will be a debatable topic in 2030 and was even the story in the movie the Singularity is Near. When they pass all the tests then I think most people will say they are.
Interesting article on what is coming in the next 30 years.
Most adults alive today grew up without the Internet or mobile phones, let alone smartphones and tablets with voice commands and apps for everything. These new technologies have altered our lifestyle in a way few of us could have imagined a few decades ago. But have we reached the end of the line ? What else could turn up that could make our lives so much more different ? Faster computers ? More gadgets ? It is in fact so much more than that. Technologies have embarked on an exponential growth curve and we are just getting started. In 10 years we will look back on our life today and wonder how we could have lived with such primitive technology. The gap will be bigger than between today and the 1980's. Get ready because you are in for a rough ride.
This quote from that article scares me more than anything:
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Once AI reaches the same level of intelligence as a human brain, or exceeds it, intelligent robots will be able to do a majority of human jobs. Robots already manufacture most products. Soon they will also build roads and houses, replace human staff in supermarkets and shops, serve and perhaps even cook food in restaurants, take care of the sick and the elderly. The best doctors, even surgeons, will be robots.
Without jobs, the economy will collapse. With no means to be able to pay for anything, all of this tech will be moot, as very few will be able to take advantage of it. I just hope the pace of development slows dramatically, like past the mid 2050's (estimated time of my passing) so I don't have to witness the meltdown of our society, which WILL happen once we reach this so-called "singularity."
Hopefully I'll have a couple more decades of being able to enjoy nature and human interaction before the Borg takes over...lol.
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