David Chalmers And The Singularity That Will Probably Not Come
Yesterday I had the pleasure of seeing Chalmers in action live at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He didn?t talk about zombies, telling us instead his thoughts about the so-called Singularity, the alleged moment when artificial intelligence will surpass human intelligence, resulting in either all hell breaking loose or the next glorious stage in human evolution ? depending on whether you typically see the glass as half empty or half full. The talk made clear to me what Chalmers? problem is (other than his really bad hair cut): he reads too much science fiction, and is apparently unable to snap out of the necessary suspension of disbelief when he comes back to the real world. Let me explain.
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