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AI box
An AI box is an isolated hardware system where an artificial intelligence is kept constrained inside a simulated world and not allowed to affect the external world.
An AI box is an isolated hardware system where an artificial intelligence is kept constrained inside a simulated world and not allowed to affect the external world.
Alexander Chislenko
Alexander "Sasha" Chislenko (December 2, 1959 – May 8, 2000) was a Russian artificial intelligence theorist and an active member of the transhumanist and extropian communities, contributin...
Alexander "Sasha" Chislenko (December 2, 1959 – May 8, 2000) was a Russian artificial intelligence theorist and an active member of the transhumanist and extropian communities, contributin...
Andrey Korotayev
Andrey Korotayev (Андре́й Вита́льевич Корота́ев, born 1961) is a Russian anthropologist, economic historian, and sociologist, with major contributions to world-systems theory, cross-cultural...
Andrey Korotayev (Андре́й Вита́льевич Корота́ев, born 1961) is a Russian anthropologist, economic historian, and sociologist, with major contributions to world-systems theory, cross-cultural...
Ben Goertzel
Ben Goertzel (born December 8, 1966 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), is an American author and researcher in the field of artificial intelligence.
Ben Goertzel (born December 8, 1966 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), is an American author and researcher in the field of artificial intelligence.
Eamonn Healy
Dr. Eamonn F. Healy is a professor of chemistry at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, where his research focuses on the design of structure-activity probes to elucidate enzymatic activity.
Dr. Eamonn F. Healy is a professor of chemistry at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, where his research focuses on the design of structure-activity probes to elucidate enzymatic activity.
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Eliezer Shlomo Yudkowsky is an American artificial intelligence researcher concerned with the singularity and an advocate of friendly artificial intelligence, living in Redwood City, California.
Eliezer Shlomo Yudkowsky is an American artificial intelligence researcher concerned with the singularity and an advocate of friendly artificial intelligence, living in Redwood City, California.
Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever
Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever, published in 2004, is a book authored by Ray Kurzweil and Terry Grossman.
Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever, published in 2004, is a book authored by Ray Kurzweil and Terry Grossman.
Friendly artificial intelligence
A Friendly Artificial Intelligence or FAI is an artificial intelligence that has a positive rather than negative effect on humanity.
A Friendly Artificial Intelligence or FAI is an artificial intelligence that has a positive rather than negative effect on humanity.
Hugo de Garis
Hugo de Garis (born 1947, Sydney, Australia) is a researcher in the sub-field of artificial intelligence (AI) known as evolvable hardware.
Hugo de Garis (born 1947, Sydney, Australia) is a researcher in the sub-field of artificial intelligence (AI) known as evolvable hardware.
ILabs
iLabs is a non-profit organization Milan based pursuing multidisciplinary research on radical extension of human life-span.
iLabs is a non-profit organization Milan based pursuing multidisciplinary research on radical extension of human life-span.
Indefinite lifespan
Indefinite lifespan or, indefinite life extension, is a term used in the life extension movement to refer to the longevity of humans, and other life-forms, under conditions in which aging can be...
Indefinite lifespan or, indefinite life extension, is a term used in the life extension movement to refer to the longevity of humans, and other life-forms, under conditions in which aging can be...
James John Bell
James John Bell (1969) co-founded the non-profit advocacy communications organization smartMeme in 2002.
James John Bell (1969) co-founded the non-profit advocacy communications organization smartMeme in 2002.
Maes-Garreau Law
The Maes-Garreau Law is the statement that "most favorable predictions about future technology will fall within the Maes-Garreau Point", defined as "the latest possible date a prediction can com...
The Maes-Garreau Law is the statement that "most favorable predictions about future technology will fall within the Maes-Garreau Point", defined as "the latest possible date a prediction can com...
Michael Vassar
Michael Vassar (born February 4, 1979) is an American futurist, activist, and entrepreneur.
Michael Vassar (born February 4, 1979) is an American futurist, activist, and entrepreneur.
Moore's law
Moore's law is a rule of thumb in the history of computing hardware whereby the number of transistors that can be placed inexpensively on an integrated circuit doubles approximately every two years.
Moore's law is a rule of thumb in the history of computing hardware whereby the number of transistors that can be placed inexpensively on an integrated circuit doubles approximately every two years.
Seed AI
Seed AI is a hypothesized type of strong artificial intelligence capable of recursive self-improvement.
Seed AI is a hypothesized type of strong artificial intelligence capable of recursive self-improvement.
Singularitarianism
Singularitarianism is a technocentric ideology and social movement defined by the belief that a technological singularity—the creation of a superintelligence—will likely happen in the medium fut...
Singularitarianism is a technocentric ideology and social movement defined by the belief that a technological singularity—the creation of a superintelligence—will likely happen in the medium fut...
Singularity Institute
The Singularity Institute is a non-profit organization founded in 2000 to develop safe artificial intelligence software, and to raise awareness of both the dangers and potential benefits it beli...
The Singularity Institute is a non-profit organization founded in 2000 to develop safe artificial intelligence software, and to raise awareness of both the dangers and potential benefits it beli...
Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence
The Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence is a non-profit organization founded in 2000 to develop safe artificial intelligence software, and to raise awareness of both the dangers an...
The Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence is a non-profit organization founded in 2000 to develop safe artificial intelligence software, and to raise awareness of both the dangers an...
Stephen Euin Cobb
Stephen Euin Cobb (born February 3, 1955) is a U.S. author, magazine writer, interviewer and host of the award-winning podcast The Future and You.
Stephen Euin Cobb (born February 3, 1955) is a U.S. author, magazine writer, interviewer and host of the award-winning podcast The Future and You.
Superintelligence
A superintelligence, hyperintelligence or superhuman intelligence is a hypothetical entity which possesses intelligence surpassing that of any existing human being.
A superintelligence, hyperintelligence or superhuman intelligence is a hypothetical entity which possesses intelligence surpassing that of any existing human being.
Technological singularity
The technological singularity is the hypothetical future emergence of greater-than-human intelligence through technological means.
The technological singularity is the hypothetical future emergence of greater-than-human intelligence through technological means.
The Future and You
The Future and You is a podcast hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb and teamed with Jim Baen's Universe Magazine.
The Future and You is a podcast hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb and teamed with Jim Baen's Universe Magazine.
The Singularity Is Near
The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology is a 2005 update of Raymond Kurzweil's 1999 book, The Age of Spiritual Machines and his 1990 book The Age of Intelligent Machines.
The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology is a 2005 update of Raymond Kurzweil's 1999 book, The Age of Spiritual Machines and his 1990 book The Age of Intelligent Machines.
The Spike (1997)
The Spike is a 1997 book by Damien Broderick exploring the future of technology, and in particular the concept of the technological singularity.
The Spike is a 1997 book by Damien Broderick exploring the future of technology, and in particular the concept of the technological singularity.
Vernor Vinge
Vernor Steffen Vinge (; born October 2, 1944 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S.) is a retired San Diego State University (SDSU) Professor of Mathematics, computer scientist, and science fiction author.
Vernor Steffen Vinge (; born October 2, 1944 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S.) is a retired San Diego State University (SDSU) Professor of Mathematics, computer scientist, and science fiction author.