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Futurist and singularitarian David Wood discusses the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence and its foundational impact compared to smartphones.
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I was somebody who envisioned the future in part as early as 1995 some of my colleagues and I were writing about a world in which smartphones would become more important
the reason I'm talking to you now is I have the conviction that what happened to smartphones is happening to other Technologies such as reprogramming our biology
intuition is a pattern matching that happens subconsciously or beyond the introspection so there are logical things happening all the time
when we're older similar things happen well you can die from a fracture to your hip when you're old enough so the intrinsic repair mechanisms eventually start working
Singularity is quite simple it's when AI is more intelligent than humans in every way so today AI is more intelligent than ours in lots of narrow ways
FAQ
How does David Wood define intuition?
David Wood defines intuition as pattern matching that occurs subconsciously or beyond conscious introspection. He notes that while our subconscious intuitions developed for historical reasons over evolutionary time scales, we often need to use our rational brain to verify them with data in the modern world.
What are some biological methods discussed to extend human life?
Wood discusses repairing the body's repair mechanisms, such as grafting back in more stem cells and utilizing epigenetic reprogramming. Epigenetic reprogramming involves managing the accumulation of tags or methyl groups that interfere with gene expression to make cells younger again.
What is the definition of the singularity according to David Wood?
Wood defines the singularity as the point when artificial intelligence becomes more intelligent than humans in every way. At this disruptive moment, the fate of the world and control shift into the hands of AI rather than humans.
What are David Wood's approximate probability estimates for the outcome of the singularity?
Wood estimates a roughly 60 percent probability of a positive singularity, a 30 percent probability of a negative singularity, and a 10 percent probability that nothing like this happens and humanity merely muddles along.
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