Even the largest avalanche is triggered by small things.

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But if the technological Singularity can happen, it will.

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The physical extinction of the human race is one possibility.

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Note that I am not proposing that AI research be ignored or less funded.

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How will the approach of the Singularity spread across the human world view?

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It is a point where our old models must be discarded and a new reality rules.

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The dilemma felt by science fiction writers will be perceived in other creative endeavors.

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Within thirty years, we will have the technological means to create superhuman intelligence.

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I argue in this paper that we are on the edge of change comparable to the rise of human life on Earth.

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When people speak of creating superhumanly intelligent beings, they are usually imagining an AI project.

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