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9Lives · 09-09-2008, 01:37 PM

I don't know if this has been posted before. If so mods please delete this thread..

https://www.techwatch.co.uk/2008/08/2...arity-by-2048/

Intel’s chief technology officer, Justin Rattner, had his eye firmly fixed on the future at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco.

In his closing keynote speech Rattner said that Ray Kurzweil’s concept of ‘the Singularity’, a point when human and artificial intelligence merges to create something bigger than itself, could be just 40 years away.

Rattner described some emerging technologies that sound like they come out of science fiction movies, including shape shifting, programmable matter, neural interfaces that allow applications to be controlled by the human mind, and advanced robots that seem almost human.

Rattner believes that these sort of advances could be less than half a lifetime away because of the way that technology is advancing at an exponential rate.

The way that these new technologies could be put to use will mark a fundamental change in the way that humans relate to machines.

For example programmable materials called catoms could be used to create cell phones that can expand in size when you take them out of your pocket.

This can be achieved because the catoms, or ‘claytronics atoms’ have sensors, processors, and electromagnetic components which control how far apart the catoms are from each other.

Computing power is another area that looks set to leap to another level, with advances in spintronics, quantum computing, and carbon nanotubes.

No doubt some of the technologies will fall by the wayside, but then who knows what will replace them. The future certainly looks interesting.

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09-09-2008, 01:43 PM

Downright freaky stuff.

Not sure I want to live in that world.

Then again, I'd be about 90, so I wouldn't be doin a whole lotta livin anyway.

09-09-2008, 01:43 PM

Read this months edition of 'Focus' magazine and you will see a great article on this very subject. They focus more on why things are not delivered but it highlights your point well. It's a great topic and a brilliantly interesting magazine. I read it religiously.

bounty29 · 09-09-2008, 01:44 PM

If we make it until singularity, we will see some truly amazing things. It will be a step forward like nothing we've ever experienced as a race, whether good or bad, it will be a date that goes down in history. What will happen?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity

I've wondered if there might be something behind the scenes going on today that would cause something to happen in... oh say 4 years or so, involving singularity. That's just the ramblings of a pot smoking conspiracy theorist though.

Dr Dog · 09-09-2008, 01:48 PM

So Terminators in 40 years.

That is pretty much near the end of my life expectancy, bring it on!

bounty29 · 09-09-2008, 01:51 PM

I'll be 61. Hopefully I can keep up with tech in the future better than the people that were 60 when the internet came around. Eh, I'll probably be living in the middle of the woods by then!

blazabud · 09-09-2008, 02:21 PM

Reckon I am gonna miss it, unless I go on some health spree and give up a load of bad habits. Fascinating subject though. Some writers have it happening sooner. I think the earliest prediction I have seen is 6 years. That would be cool. The only bit I don't like is the idea of our attaining immortality because of the singularity. I ain't keen on the idea of downloading my mind while I get a new body sorted out or anything like that. The thought of never kicking the bucket shits the living daylights out of me. I would be all for trying mind development implants or shit like that though. To be able to download a new language or other information to your mind, so you don't have to go through all the hassle of reading etc and the time it takes to learn it, would be amazing. If there is a singularity, all of these things will be possible and safe. We will have to evolve ourselves too, however, if we are to live safely with the technology. At the minute, we are struggling like fuck with it all and are, amongst many other things, damaging the environment we are part of as a result. IMO, if we survive and carry on progressing technologically, a singularity will arise. We just have to hold tight for long enough.

bb

gramsci.antonio · 09-09-2008, 02:25 PM

at the univeristy they teach us that we are evolving like the cubic root... which means that since the invention of the first computer, the tecnology is 10^9 times better, but our software is just 10^3 times better...

This because human being has a very scarce knowledge of linear algebra, that is what computer use to work...

I'll give you an example: gaussian elimination. Is like the base for all the processors, a very common algorithm known by the humans by century, which VERY VERY useful, one of the most useful in fact.

Well, we have a theorem which states that it shouldn't work, but it works anyhow, and we are going mad trying to understand why. Strange, isn't it?

Ps.: i haven't found any free source on the internet, i won't digress the mathematical details any further, but you can find more info on:

L.N. Trefethen, D. Bau, Numerical Linear Algebra, SIAM, 1997

satyr · 09-09-2008, 02:26 PM

He should be 50......if the future is 40 years away,,,,,,

zingablack · 09-09-2008, 08:40 PM

i cant wait for the future technological advances but they also terrify me

09-09-2008, 01:37 PM	#1
9Lives three for playing, three for straying, and three for staying. Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,282	Intel predicts singularity by 2048 I don't know if this has been posted before. If so mods please delete this thread.. https://www.techwatch.co.uk/2008/08/2...arity-by-2048/ Intel’s chief technology officer, Justin Rattner, had his eye firmly fixed on the future at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco. In his closing keynote speech Rattner said that Ray Kurzweil’s concept of ‘the Singularity’, a point when human and artificial intelligence merges to create something bigger than itself, could be just 40 years away. Rattner described some emerging technologies that sound like they come out of science fiction movies, including shape shifting, programmable matter, neural interfaces that allow applications to be controlled by the human mind, and advanced robots that seem almost human. Rattner believes that these sort of advances could be less than half a lifetime away because of the way that technology is advancing at an exponential rate. The way that these new technologies could be put to use will mark a fundamental change in the way that humans relate to machines. For example programmable materials called catoms could be used to create cell phones that can expand in size when you take them out of your pocket. This can be achieved because the catoms, or ‘claytronics atoms’ have sensors, processors, and electromagnetic components which control how far apart the catoms are from each other. Computing power is another area that looks set to leap to another level, with advances in spintronics, quantum computing, and carbon nanotubes. No doubt some of the technologies will fall by the wayside, but then who knows what will replace them. The future certainly looks interesting. --------------------------------------------------------------- Discuss... __________________ Monkey killing monkey killing monkey. Over pieces of the ground. Silly monkeys give them thumbs. They make a club. And beat their brother down How they survive so misguided is a mystery. Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven, conscious of his fleeting time here. OVERGROW lives on Support bacteria - it's the only culture some people have!
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09-09-2008, 01:43 PM	#2
Hal Guest Posts: n/a	Downright freaky stuff. Not sure I want to live in that world. Then again, I'd be about 90, so I wouldn't be doin a whole lotta livin anyway.
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09-09-2008, 01:43 PM	#3
DogBoy Guest Posts: n/a	Read this months edition of 'Focus' magazine and you will see a great article on this very subject. They focus more on why things are not delivered but it highlights your point well. It's a great topic and a brilliantly interesting magazine. I read it religiously.
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bounty29 Custom User Title Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,252	If we make it until singularity, we will see some truly amazing things. It will be a step forward like nothing we've ever experienced as a race, whether good or bad, it will be a date that goes down in history. What will happen? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity I've wondered if there might be something behind the scenes going on today that would cause something to happen in... oh say 4 years or so, involving singularity. That's just the ramblings of a pot smoking conspiracy theorist though.
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bounty29 Custom User Title Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,252	I'll be 61. Hopefully I can keep up with tech in the future better than the people that were 60 when the internet came around. Eh, I'll probably be living in the middle of the woods by then!
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09-09-2008, 02:21 PM	#7
blazabud Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 62	Reckon I am gonna miss it, unless I go on some health spree and give up a load of bad habits. Fascinating subject though. Some writers have it happening sooner. I think the earliest prediction I have seen is 6 years. That would be cool. The only bit I don't like is the idea of our attaining immortality because of the singularity. I ain't keen on the idea of downloading my mind while I get a new body sorted out or anything like that. The thought of never kicking the bucket shits the living daylights out of me. I would be all for trying mind development implants or shit like that though. To be able to download a new language or other information to your mind, so you don't have to go through all the hassle of reading etc and the time it takes to learn it, would be amazing. If there is a singularity, all of these things will be possible and safe. We will have to evolve ourselves too, however, if we are to live safely with the technology. At the minute, we are struggling like fuck with it all and are, amongst many other things, damaging the environment we are part of as a result. IMO, if we survive and carry on progressing technologically, a singularity will arise. We just have to hold tight for long enough. bb
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09-09-2008, 02:25 PM	#8
gramsci.antonio Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,356	at the univeristy they teach us that we are evolving like the cubic root... which means that since the invention of the first computer, the tecnology is 10^9 times better, but our software is just 10^3 times better... This because human being has a very scarce knowledge of linear algebra, that is what computer use to work... I'll give you an example: gaussian elimination. Is like the base for all the processors, a very common algorithm known by the humans by century, which VERY VERY useful, one of the most useful in fact. Well, we have a theorem which states that it shouldn't work, but it works anyhow, and we are going mad trying to understand why. Strange, isn't it? Ps.: i haven't found any free source on the internet, i won't digress the mathematical details any further, but you can find more info on: L.N. Trefethen, D. Bau, Numerical Linear Algebra, SIAM, 1997 __________________ Organic coco club Everything above this sentence is a lie. Every photo is taken from the archive of someone else.
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