The Age, one of the most widely read Australian newspapers, has published an article on "the Singularity". Mostly features Jaan Tallinn, but SI gets a mention and a link. Comments section makes for interesting reading.
Well, perhaps I should have been more specific about what I found interesting. Remember, this is a mainstream news rag:
there are 103 comments as I write this. This is an exceptionally high number, few "The Age" articles attract such volume.
over half the comments are reasonably well thought out and relevant... not only a high number but an astonishingly high proportion, considering this is a mainstream publication and considering the usual standard of responses to The Age articles
of the "well thought out and relevant" comments, about
The Age, one of the most widely read Australian newspapers, has published an article on "the Singularity". Mostly features Jaan Tallinn, but SI gets a mention and a link. Comments section makes for interesting reading.
http://www.theage.com.au/technology/sci-tech/rise-of-the-machines-20120718-229ev.html