What is the Singularity?

[The_Blur]

Originally Posted by diarmadhi

We are already past the point of diminishing returns for processing power, we passed that at the 2.8 ghz stage. We are now at the point for benchmarks that we are talking less than a 10th of second.. the time it takes you to press 1 key on the keyboard... the human mind can not make decisions faster than the pc so the processing power is wasted.

That's an interesting point. I didn't even think of the fact that it can't process unless there is some sort of input.

[Wm Holden]

But if you can ask it to map the human mind ....then emulate it....It will be able to carry out the calculations (emulations?) and "function"....wait....head hurts again.

[The_Stache]

Originally Posted by Wm Holden

But if you can ask it to map the human mind ....then emulate it....It will be able to carry out the calculations (emulations?) and "function"....wait....head hurts again.

The cpu already emulates the human mind. The problem is that the human mind is capable of imagination where as a computer (so far) is only capable of working within its design parameters. The brain is capable of thinking beyond possibilities and into the realm of imagination, thats what makes us so dangerous, the fact that we "believe" something is possible even though logically its not, that belief in turn makes it possible.

[Wm Holden]

Originally Posted by diarmadhi

The cpu already emulates the human mind. The problem is that the human mind is capable of imagination where as a computer (so far) is only capable of working within its design parameters. The brain is capable of thinking beyond possibilities and into the realm of imagination, thats what makes us so dangerous, the fact that we "believe" something is possible even though logically its not, that belief in turn makes it possible.

A quantum computer could be used to model the brain...then every possible combination of thought could be modeled in a fraction of a second...that would take a regular human brain several lives to even approach.....

just thinking out loud....

[CamaroSpike23]

Originally Posted by Mindz

So how are we supposed to build something smarter than us? No one is perfect, therefore no one will ever be able to build something "perfect". This smart AI will always have some sort of drawback that puts it behind someone. There's an old saying...

"No matter how good you are, someone is ALWAYS better"

It's a vicious cycle.

thats the whole premise of the terminator series...


skynet's thoughts.....

God is perfect
God created man in his own image
Man is imperfect
Man created Skynet
Skynet is perfect (in its own thoughts)
Skynet is God.



http://www.goingfaster.com/term2029/skynet.html


lol