DylanEvans comments on Superintelligence Reading Group - Section 1: Past Developments and Present Capabilities - Less Wrong

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Comment author: DylanEvans 16 September 2014 03:24:54PM 3 points [-]

I think this is in fact highly likely.

Comment author: ciphergoth 16 September 2014 08:05:06PM 3 points [-]

I can see some arguments in favour. We evolve along for millions of years and suddenly, bang, in 50ka we do this. It seems plausible we crossed some kind of threshold - and not everyone needs to be past the threshold for the world to be transformed.

OTOH, the first threshold might not be the only one.