I will hereby invent a classification scheme for both Singularitarians and Antisingularitarians.
1st: AS = Antisingularitarian, S = Singularitarian (This is self-proclaimed or, if self-proclamation is not available, proclaimed by the person writing or speaking about the person in question)
2nd: When does the person believe that the technological feasibility of the Singularity will arrive? NR = Near, FR = Far (will take at least 3 times as long as Kurzweil projects; his latest (2005) projection was 40 years, to 2045, so this would mean it will take over 120 years, beyond 2125), NV = Never
3rd: Does the person believe that if a Singularity is possible, that it should be avoided (AV) or embraced (EM)?
4th: Does the person believe that if humanity believes that it has the ability to initiate the Singularity, they will do so, or choose to delay or avoid it? P = Proceed, D = Delay, followed by a number of years, A = Avoid
Ray Kurzweil would be an S-NR-EM-P, as he (1) is a Singularitarian, (2) thinks it will be feasible soon, (3) thinks it should be embraced, and (4) thinks humanity will choose to proceed if and when the ability arrives. I would be an AS-FR-AV-A, as I (1) am an Antisingularitarian, (2) Think the feasibility will not be until after 2125 but may happen after that, (3) think it should be avoided if the possibility arrives, (4) think it will be voluntarily prevented if and when it is feasible. If someone otherwise feels like Kurzweil but thinks humanity will choose to delay it by 65 years, they would be a S-NR-EM-D65. "Unknown" is to be represented by one or more question marks.
Now the link: If you would like to read more written by those that think Kurzweil is nuts, see
This page
This is an AS-NV-??-? view, and also has many interesting links.
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