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Accelerating Returns

An old article published back in 2001, but Ray Kurzweil writes on the Law of Accelerating Returns.

Within a few decades, machine intelligence will surpass human intelligence, leading to The Singularity — technological change so rapid and profound it represents a rupture in the fabric of human history.

(Courtesy of The Weekly Read)

Interesting stuff; reminds me of Bill Joy’s paranoia :)