CarlShulman comments on Review of Kurzweil, 'The Singularity is Near' - Less Wrong

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Comment author: CarlShulman 25 July 2012 01:25:24AM *  5 points [-]

Please give three examples.

  • Computer clock speed (Kurzweil got this wrong).
  • Nuclear power.
  • Transportation.
  • Agricultural yields.
  • Mining and resource extraction (on a price per unit basis; total production has gone up).
  • Drug discovery (Kurzweil mispredicted this one too).
  • Skyscraper construction.
  • Construction costs generally.
  • Electricity costs.
  • Household cleaning devices.