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To: bentway who wrote (216906)2/13/2013 4:06:48 PM
From: Bread Upon The Water  Respond to of 541625
 


What machines lack is that spark of life that wants to live, that every natural creature has from a single-cell organism up to ourselves. Once someone figures out how to give machines THAT, they'll already be so advanced, they'll be no stopping them, and it won't be our choice.



That is what the point of singularity is--at least according to my understanding. Machines are able to fulfill their own needs and exist separate from humans.



To: bentway who wrote (216906)2/13/2013 10:28:03 PM
From: koan  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 541625
 
Well said.

<<What machines lack is that spark of life that wants to live, that every natural creature has from a single-cell organism up to ourselves. Once someone figures out how to give machines THAT, they'll already be so advanced, they'll be no stopping them, and it won't be our choice.


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