I thought many of you would be interested to know that the following paper just appeared in Journal of Consciousness Studies: "Can Intelligence Explode?", by Marcus Hutter. (LINK HERE) Abstract: The technological singularity refers to a hypothetical scenario in which technological advances virtually explode. The most popular scenario is the...
Today's post, Some Claims Are Just Too Extraordinary was originally published on 20 January 2007. A summary (taken from the LW wiki): > Publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals are more worthy of trust than what you detect with your own ears and eyes. Discuss the post here (rather than in...
Today's post, A Fable of Science and Politics was originally published on 23 December 2006. A summary (taken from the LW wiki): > People respond in different ways to clear evidence they're wrong, not always by updating and moving on. Discuss the post here (rather than in the comments to...