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This is actually a new and interesing interview with Ray Kurzweil. The reason I like it so much is who interviews him. That is Neil deGrasse Tyson on Star Talk.
They discuss the coming 3 revolutions: Biotechnology, nanotechnology and artificial intelligence. According to Ray Kurzweil we are already in the biotechnology revolution or life 2.0. I had thought by 2020 well we are here now. Welcome to life 2.0.
Based on speculations by scientists, I think that biotechnology might be significant in defining a new-and unique-era. However, I doubt that biotechnology in itself will result in a singularity.
Based on speculations by scientists, I think that biotechnology might be significant in defining a new-and unique-era. However, I doubt that biotechnology in itself will result in a singularity.
Unless you could create a biological super brain.
You are correct biotech will not lead us to a singularity on its own its just a step. The next step is life 3.0 or the nanotech revolution by 2030 where we wll actually merge with the technology. Why my goal is to be transhuman by 2030.
Then as artifcal intilligence continues to advance exponintially by 2045 it will be a billion times more intilligent then all the humans on the planet today combined. To keep up with AI by then we will have to become transhuman. That is what is meant by the technological singularity.
Hello! Back after moving to another city, I'm in life science now and electron microscopes, yay !
For those thinking 7nm was some sort of "wall" for processors (we're already doing stuff for the "5nm" processors BTW), here comes the 1nm transistor!
A quick reply to those who says the iphone 3 years after the original iphone was 10x better, while the iPhone 3 years further was only x3. That's normal, the first iPhone was actually really slow and the money was used to make the user experience good (the "smarthphone" way).
If you want to check out if computers continue to evolve exponentially, don't use your laptop as a reference but for example graphic chips or storage density in SSD:s.
Why?
There is a reason why your new laptop isn't that much more powerful, it's because You, as an individual, doesn't really need that much more CPU power, you'll be much happier with switching your HD to an SSD and having a more battery economic CPU than a faster one.
AI, research etc. needs raw processing power (among other) and they usually use GPU:s (on a side note, gamers also "needs" more GPU power and feels the kick when installing a new, x2 card) so that's where the money is spent on.
This is 3 major technologies that will define us and honestly by 2030. We are currently in life 2.0 or the biotech revolution but by 2030 we will be in life 3.0 or the nanotech revolution.
Genetics, Nanotechnology, and Robotics
Of all the technologies riding the wave of exponential progress, Kurzweil identifies genetics, nanotechnology, and robotics as the three overlapping revolutions which will define our lives in the decades to come. In what ways are these technologies revolutionary?
The genetics revolution will allow us to reprogram our own biology.
The nanotechnology revolution will allow us to manipulate matter at the molecular and atomic scale.
The robotics revolution will allow us to create a greater than human non-biological intelligence.
I thought I would post this video here because 60 minutes went into AI and how it is changing society and how it will. In fact it said "we have seen more advancements in the past 5 years then the previous 50". Welcome to life 2.0!
What advancements with AI? AI today have no more the brain power of rodent it longs way of from Dog that alone human.
It crazy all the money and research into AI and all you have is AI brain power of rodent.
What really is this biotech revolution or life 2.0 that to start around the year 2020?
What is this biotech revolution? What will life look like and be like?
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It's not clear that uploading (copying) a person's mind to some VR would kill the person. As far as I know, we're talking about copying the mind, not transferring it physically - which would be a very different procedure. In fact, we're much closer to being able to put a brain into an artificial body (a large one, with lots of room for support systems & power & medical & CPUs & etc.) than we are to making a reasonable facsimile of the personality/memories of a human & copying that into a CPU.
Even if some day scientists find a way to copy the person mind and upload it to the computer or the internet!! The person is still dead!!! It just copy of the person!!
The only way one may live for ever is by use of cryogenics!! Where you freeze body and wake them up in future when medicine and every thing is advanced!!
But unfortunately there have been no money or research into cryogenics. And scientist have not found way around ice crystals of cells when freezing the body.
If there was breakthrough in cryogenic of a magic compound to stop ice crystals when freezing the body than this may take off in mainstream scientists and the government, rich people and companies may start giving money for cryogenics research.
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What advancements with AI? AI today have no more the brain power of rodent it longs way of from Dog that alone human.
It crazy all the money and research into AI and all you have is AI brain power of rodent.
This is a graph that shows where we have come and where we are going. Now that we are doubling larger numbers we will see more advancements and faster aka the law of accelerating returns.
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What really is this biotech revolution or life 2.0 that to start around the year 2020?
What is this biotech revolution? What will life look like and be like?
This article gives you a real world example of the biotech revolution that we are in as it started in 2016 4 years ahead of schedule.
Gene therapy is here, and it could radically change modern medicine
However when I talk about life 2.0 I have found it is much more then biotech (that is a major part) but things like virtual reality and 3D tv's as my life today is completely different then it was even just a few years ago.
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