Anyone else think Technological Singularity is a joke?

[Uberjager]

Basically, for those of you that don't know, there's a theory called Technological Singularity in which the future will advance so fast, that normal people can't comprehend what's going on because technology will be changing so fast, and the only way to understand what's going will be to adapt by getting cybernetic enhancements done to the brain.

There's this fruit-loop programmer named Ray Kurzweil, who asserts this idea, and basically last year computers were supposed to be in unrecognizable forms from what they were in 2005. And if you're quasi observant it's obvious that the ye olde atx form factor is alive and kicking. And in 2040, humans will have cybernetic organs, nano-transforming bodies, and we will have computers in our brains.

Just think of how absurd this is, if you were to take a well educated man from 20th century America and put him in Denver, he would adapt damn fast. Now imagine us 30 years in the future, will we be unable to adapt because technology will be way too advanced?

[DeusExMachina]

You have a gross misunderstanding of what the Singularity is, as a concept.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity

In summation, it is a point in which technology becomes so advanced that it rapidly perpetuates itself until it is beyond comprehension. Basically, a computer becomes so smart it invents new technologies, which invents new technologies, etc and this compounds to the point where advances become unpredictable (meaning, we cannot predict the outcome).

There are many, many theories of what this outcome could be but they are just guesses. My guess is either complete artificial takeover or final evolution of man (which could be the exact same thing).

[Uberjager]

You have a gross misunderstanding of what the Singularity is, as a concept.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity

In summation, it is a point in which technology becomes so advanced that it rapidly perpetuates itself until it is beyond comprehension. Basically, a computer becomes so smart it invents new technologies, which invents new technologies, etc and this compounds to the point where advances become unpredictable (meaning, we cannot predict the outcome).

There are many, many theories of what this outcome could be but they are just guesses. My guess is either complete artificial takeover or final evolution of man (which could be the exact same thing).

I reiterated my statement slightly, but I don't have a gross misunderstanding of it.

[Irving]

It's just something made up so they can run the same old show about how in the future, robots will ruin everything. They've been doing it for like 60 years now.

[DFBrews]

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Had an awesome response written up with H.G. Wells involved etc. Realized you guys where talking robots not aliens.
Have not slept since Thursday morning will give approprite response in the AM.

[mcantar18c]

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Had an awesome response written up with H.G. Wells involved etc. Realized you guys where talking robots not aliens.
Have not slept since Thursday morning will give approprite response in the AM.