Douglas R. Hofstadter - Singularity Summit at Stanford - P4

[sachamm]

I've read Kurzweil's books, and while I subscribe to his central thesis, I agree with Hofstadter that there needs to be rational review and inquiry into the data, methods and results. In particular, does the past data support his Law of Accelerating Returns? And what does the future of computing look like, especially as we begin to saturate our environment with computing: does it continue on an exponential trend or is there a limit to how much computation we can use?

[westerp]

We might be in a Matrix already. There is just as believable that we actually are software running on a super computer in which are modelled old style computers for software to play with. Non of it is more real than what a dream would be. If we only knew that all our science fiction actually already exists :)

[danogzilla]

i almost feel bad for ray having to sit there.

[sgtmcwallace]

this is pretty good