“Think of it like having your phone, but in your brain. If you ask a question your brain will be able to go out to the cloud for an answer similar to the way you do on your phone now – only it will be instant . . . and you won’t realise it has been done. “—Ray Kurzweil*
When Achilles races the Tortoise
The reptile always wins,
Because it has a headstart.
Achilles has his sins.†
When smartness races stupidity
The outcome’s just the same.
Garbage in = garbage out’s
The info in your brain.
For optimists are always wrong
And pessimists are right:
We were not born for happiness
But sorrow in the night.
The Singularity will look upon
A world at best destroyed.
By nuclear war and wet-bulb temps
The Cloud won’t be annoyed!
Human history, said Mr. G,
’s the history of crime.
Best embrace what you have now.
There’ll be no other time.
*https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jun/29/ray-kurzweil-google-ai-the-singularity-is-nearer
(The name Kurzweil in German means pastime, diversion, amusement, or jest.)
†https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_the_Tortoise_Said_to_Achilles
June 30, 2024