Charlie StrossFeb 6

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

The singularity has been cancelled.

What we're getting is wall to wall spam generators, optimized for passing the (modified) Turing test and convincing gullible humans that they are "intelligent".

Instead of the singularity, we are getting the spamularity.

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@cstross I had always wondered how information could keep doubling and we wouldn't run out.

Turns out if we don't require information to be true, it can keep doubling forever

Feb 7 at 3:22amWeb
Show threadAmorpheusFeb 7
@ATLeagle @cstross That aligns very well with forced monetary growth, which requires endless resources.