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The contents of the Intelligence explosion page were merged into Technological singularity on 28 August 2018. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected page, please see its history; for the discussion at that location, see its talk page.

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Im trying to link the hindi translation of this same topic, but seems like someone's locked the page, what's the problem? विदुर (talk) 03:16, 16 October 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

We use Wikidata for that now. See Help:Interlanguage_links#Links_in_the_sidebar - MrOllie (talk) 03:29, 16 October 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

In the section about Hard vs. soft takeoff, there doesnt seem to be any material in support of the hard takeoff position. If it is actually held by people, it should probably be included and their reasons why. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.84.171.68 (talk) 15:59, 5 May 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

In You Are Not A Gadget, Lanier says,

"The Singularity is an apocalyptic idea originally proposed by John von Neumann, one of the inventors of digital computation, and elucidated by figures such as Vernor Vinge and Ray Kurzweil. There are many versions of the fantasy of the Singularity.... The Singularity, however, would involve people dying in the flesh and being uploaded into a computer and remaining conscious, or people simply being annihilated in an imperceptible instant before a new super-consciousness takes over the Earth. The Rapture and the Singularity share one thing in common: they can never be verified by the living."

Lanier seems to be arguing against the possibility of the Singularity or "digital ascension" (a term that does not appear in the text). But the article says,

"Beyond merely extending the operational life of the physical body, Jaron Lanier argues for a form of immortality called "Digital Ascension" that involves "people dying in the flesh and being uploaded into a computer and remaining conscious."

This article seems to misconstrue Lanier's ideas. 2603:6011:C002:A4A1:F597:EC04:A5EB:DC2F (talk) 02:26, 17 March 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]