100 Quotes by Vernor Vinge

I have argued above that we cannot prevent the Singularity, that its coming is an inevitable consequence of the humans natural competitiveness and the possibilities inherent in technology.

The work that is truly productive is the domain of a steadily smaller and more elite fraction of humanity.

But every time our ability to access information and to communicate it to others is improved, in some sense we have achieved an increase over natural intelligence.

Animals can adapt to problems and make inventions, but often no faster than natural selection can do its work - the world acts as its own simulator in the case of natural selection.

IA is something that is proceeding very naturally, in most cases not even recognized by its developers for what it is.

Note that I am not proposing that AI research be ignored or less funded.

Well, maybe it won't happen at all: Sometimes I try to imagine the symptoms that we should expect to see if the Singularity is not to develop.

Based largely on this trend, I believe that the creation of greater than human intelligence will occur during the next thirty years.

Well, what do you know," Pham said. "Butterflies in jackboots.