steven0461 comments on FAI FAQ draft: What is the Singularity? - Less Wrong Discussion
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Agreed on the technical point at the end.
Vinge's 1993 article doesn't mention black holes or event horizons; attributing "event horizon" to him in quotes is certainly wrong, at least if it's referring to that article. Wikipedia claims Vinge said something about black holes, but it cites SingInst's "What is the Singularity?" for that claim, which in turn doesn't cite anything. Did the black hole analogy originate in some other Vinge writing?