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PaulingL comments on What does the world look like, the day before FAI efforts succeed? - Less Wrong Discussion

23 Post author: michaelcurzi 16 November 2012 08:56PM

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Comment author: PaulingL 17 November 2012 03:31:27PM 1 point [-]

I disagree. Certain landmarks will seem more important than others, such as intelligence 'tests', like the day a machine unequivocally passes a Turing test. In hindsight, we should be able to further isolate and identify those important landmarks that led to, or directly caused, the singularity.

Furthermore, historians being historians, I am quite convinced a date WILL be included in the history books, regardless of merit.

Comment author: timtyler 17 November 2012 04:02:11PM *  0 points [-]

Like the date of Google's birthday. Maybe a lot like that - since, of those who are trying, they are probably in the lead.