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by epi8 4416 days ago
Really? Because not even the Kurzweil (who numbers among the more optimistic where this is concerned) agrees with that timeline.

http://www.kurzweilai.net/singularity-q-a

1 comments

1. Ray Kurzweil is not psychic.

2. We now have detailed maps of parts of the human and mouse brains on the bio side as well as working AI-like systems (Siri, Watson, etc.) on the tech side. Who's to say the intersection of the two fields won't result in a human-like AI in 10 years?

3. The "law of accelerating returns" may work faster than anticipated.