timtyler comments on Call for new SIAI Visiting Fellows, on a rolling basis - Less Wrong

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Comment author: timtyler 10 December 2009 06:38:34PM *  -2 points [-]

Re: "Kelly doesn't give references for the dates he cites as predictions for the singularity."

That sucks. Also, "the singularity" is said to occur when minds get uploaded?!?

And "all agreed that once someone designed the first super-human artificial intelligence, this AI could be convinced to develop the technology to download a human mind immediately"?!?

I have a rather different take on things on my "On uploads" video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5myjWld1qN0