The Technologic Singularity Explained and Promoted Kim Solez

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The Technologic Singularity Explained and Promoted! Kim Solez

The Technologic Singularity Explained and Promoted! Kim Solez

As the idea of the Singularity becomes mainstream it is becoming clear it exists

As the idea of the Singularity becomes mainstream it is becoming clear it exists in many different flavors. All of these different approaches can be found amongst those teaching at Singularity University, and therefore a broad and balanced education is obtained there.

The idea of the singularity begins to lose meaning entirely if you say it

The idea of the singularity begins to lose meaning entirely if you say it has already occurred. Nevertheless that vague and non-rigorous approach to the Singularity is common, “it’s everywhere, it’s everywhere”! To people holding this belief, the industrial revolution was a Singularity, so is waking up in the morning!

If you believe the Singularity will occur in the future, it needs to be

If you believe the Singularity will occur in the future, it needs to be further defined. Is it an event? A process? Fast? Slow? Hard take off? Soft take off? Is there any significance to the year 2045?

There are three main schools of belief about the Singularity. 1) Accelerating Change 2)

There are three main schools of belief about the Singularity. 1) Accelerating Change 2) Event Horizon 3) Intelligence Explosion

There are four paths to the Singularity. 1) Create an artificial intelligence that exceeds

There are four paths to the Singularity. 1) Create an artificial intelligence that exceeds human intelligence. 2) Build human-computer interfaces that allow humans to go beyond their innate intelligence to a significant extent. (‘cybernetic singularity’)

There are four paths to the Singularity. 3) Find ways in biology to improve

There are four paths to the Singularity. 3) Find ways in biology to improve upon the natural human intellect. 4) Build large computer networks in which ‘beyond human intelligence’ emerges.

All these different variations on the belief in the Singularity are reflected in the

All these different variations on the belief in the Singularity are reflected in the courses at Singularity University The experience of attending Singularity University is one that grows and grows after completion of the course. The associated memories become more vivid rather than less vivid with time, they are on an exponential curve of their own!

Ray Kurzweil’s views and intellectual exploration are as broad as that of the University

Ray Kurzweil’s views and intellectual exploration are as broad as that of the University he founded. So when you hear someone arguing with Ray Kurzweil as if he held narrow rigid views, that is a false “straw man” argument.

Trying to stimulate interest in the future through “Future Day” Capturing imagination of public

Trying to stimulate interest in the future through “Future Day” Capturing imagination of public about Singularity.

“A happy man is too satisfied with the present to dwell too much on

“A happy man is too satisfied with the present to dwell too much on the future. - Albert Einstein "My Future ‘ Plans" an essay written at age 17 for school exam (18 September 1896)

A 2010 Pew Research Center poll found that 81 per cent of Americans believe

A 2010 Pew Research Center poll found that 81 per cent of Americans believe in future computers will be able to converse like humans and artificial limbs will work better than real ones.

Future Day will only be successful if it is the product of broad dialogue

Future Day will only be successful if it is the product of broad dialogue within society involving all stake holders.

If you believe life is cyclical but live in western society you would still

If you believe life is cyclical but live in western society you would still have an opinion on Future Day, need to embrace those viewpoints.

branding important. Holi festival as source of new visual identity. words, slogans, also important.

branding important. Holi festival as source of new visual identity. words, slogans, also important.

Would like the ideas to spread like these colorful pigments spread during the festival!

Would like the ideas to spread like these colorful pigments spread during the festival!

Crayola Bomb - Robert Fulghum Prose poem also has the same spirit!

Crayola Bomb - Robert Fulghum Prose poem also has the same spirit!

Physician training helps to identify potential dark sides which would need addressing, including the

Physician training helps to identify potential dark sides which would need addressing, including the real last lines of the poem! “And people would smile and get a little funny look on their faces and cover the world with imagination instead of death. A child who touched one wouldn't have his hand blown off. ”

Toxicities mean Holi could never be completely replicated here without modifications, solutions! Methaemoglobinaemia during

Toxicities mean Holi could never be completely replicated here without modifications, solutions! Methaemoglobinaemia during Holi festival. Zaki SA, Jadhav A, Chandane P. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2007 Sep-Oct; 55(5): 373 -4. Bilateral periorbital necrotizing fasciitis following exposure to Holi colors: a case report. Chauhan D, Arora R, Das S, Shroff D, Narula R. Ocular hazards of the colors used during the festival-of-colors (Holi) in India-malachite green toxicity. Velpandian T, Saha K, Ravi AK, Kumari SS, Biswas NR, Ghose S. The ‘holi’ dermatoses: annual spate of skin diseases following spring festival in India, Bandyopadhyay D, Chatterjee G, Saha D.

People already familiar with the Holi festival could help us work through these challenges.

People already familiar with the Holi festival could help us work through these challenges. There are other higher tech ways to obtain similar visuals with no toxicities at all! Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner art!

Hot air balloons can give similar appearances. Need to maintain human interaction while keeping

Hot air balloons can give similar appearances. Need to maintain human interaction while keeping the activity safe! Must be idiot proof somehow!