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Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom's analysis and policy recommendations for the construction of
advanced artificial intelligences with superhuman intelligence.
http://www.nickbostrom.com/ethics/ai.html
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Accelerating Future
Website with articles and forum. Topics include accelerating change, nanotechnology, artificial
intelligence, intelligence enhancement, the Singularity, and existential risks.
http://www.acceleratingfuture.com
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Chat With Ray Kurzweil
The transcript of a chat with Ray Kurzweil and others on the book "Are We Spiritual
Machines?".
http://www.iscid.org/arewespiritualmachines-chat.php
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Transtopia
Includes introductions to transhumanism and singularity and to transtopian principles. Also offers
information about related terminology and iconography, history, European Cryonics, and links to a
variety of related articles and essays.
http://www.transtopia.org
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Nanotechnology Now - Singularity
A brief article with numerous links.
http://nanotech-now.com/singularity.htm
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Ander's Transhumanist Resources
The original transhumanist resource.
http://www.aleph.se/Trans/index-2.html
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Excerpts from "The Spike"
"Damien Broderick takes us to the edge of a technological Singularity."
http://www.kurzweilai.net/meme/frame.html?main=/articles/art0229.html?
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Tearing Toward the Spike
Damien Broderick gives an overview of the technological singularity by outlining twelve possible
scenarios.
http://www.kurzweilai.net/meme/frame.html?main=/articles/art0173.html?
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The Law of Accelerating Returns
Ray Kurzweil's precis of his forthcoming book, "The Singularity is Near." This paper
provides a lucid exposition on the historical exponential growth of complex systems, supported by
data from many fields, and provides predictions based on that data.
http://www.kurzweilai.net/articles/art0134.html?printable=1
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FAQ About the Meaning of Life
Offers a FAQ on the meaning of life, humanity's place in the cosmos, logic, and theology.
http://sysopmind.com/tmol-faq/meaningoflife.html
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John Smart's Nanomagazine.com Interview
Mr. Smart provides detailed answers in this singularity-explicit interview, responding to the main
objections against the singularity concept, providing information on his studies of the singularity
and forthcoming book Destiny of Species, and critiquing Bill Joy's proposed global strategy of
technological relinquishment.
http://www.nanomagazine.com/nanomagazine/01_06b_08
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Transhumanism Weblog
Resources, papers, and news on transhumanism, singularity, AI, AT, NT, cognitive science,
programming et al. A new weblog that is updated regularly.
http://radio.weblogs.com/0100092/
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A Critical Discussion of Vinge's Singularity Concept
Thirteen participants write essays on the Singularity; Vernor Vinge responds to each. Edited by
Robin Hanson.
http://hanson.gmu.edu/vi.html
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Long-Term Growth as a Sequence of Exponential Modes
Trend analysis: Fits the history of economic growth from 2 million B.C. to today as a sequence of
growth modes, and suggests that in the next century a new mode may appear where the economy doubles
every month or two.
http://hanson.gmu.edu/longgrow.html
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How Long Before Superintelligence?
Nick Bostrom's scholarly analysis of the hardware and software required for superintelligence, and
when it is likely to arrive.
http://www.nickbostrom.com/superintelligence.html
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The Coming Technological Singularity
The 1993 NASA lecture by Vernor Vinge, inventor of the Singularity concept. "Within thirty
years, we will have the technological means to create superhuman intelligence. Shortly after, the
human era will be ended."
http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~phoenix/vinge/vinge-sing.html
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Surviving the Singularity
Steve Alan Edwards interviews five transhumanists on the Singularity. Touches on a broad
cross-section of the issues.
http://members.aol.com/salaned/writings/survive.htm
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An Introduction to the Singularity
A concise explanation of the singularity by the Singularity Institute for AI.
http://www.singinst.org/intro.html
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Accelerating Times
A bi-montly newsletter run by John Smart's Singularity Watch. Tracks Singularity-related books,
news, and tech/science tidbits. Includes information on events and occurrences in the transhumanism
and singularity community.
http://www.singularitywatch.com/mail_list.html
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Staring into the Singularity
"If computing speeds double every two years, what happens when computer-based AIs are doing
the research?" Powers, Transcendence, and the ultimate unknowability of dealing with
something that's smarter than you are.
http://sysopmind.com/singularity.html
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When Will Computer Hardware Match the Human Brain?
Hans Moravec provides a detailed analysis of the computing power of human neurology, progress in AI
as a function of available hardware, and the computing power required to simulate human performance
in subdomains such as chess or visual processing.
http://www.transhumanist.com/volume1/moravec.htm
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Singularity Weblog
Singularity is a comprehensive overview of the technologies, philosophy, and impact of the
Singularity. It is presented in weblog format and updated regularly.
http://singularity.manilasites.com/
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Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Inc.
A tax-exempt nonprofit specifically devoted to the design and development of self-understanding,
self-modifying, and recursively self-improving Artificial Intelligence. Explicitly devoted to
implementing the Singularity.
http://singinst.org/
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The Singularitarian Principles
Principles that define and describe Singularitarians, the partisans and advocates of the
Singularity.
http://sysopmind.com/sing/principles.html
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Shock Level 4 Mailing List
Information on the Singularity, superintelligence, Powers, Jupiter Brains, Alpha-Point cosmologies,
posthumanity, Apotheosis et al. "The four virtues of an SL4 post are Intelligence, Fun,
Importance, and Future Shock. (Any post should include at least one.)"
http://singinst.org/lists/sing.html
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Singularity Watch
"A 'Singularity Watcher' is neither absolutely convinced -- nor uncritically happy -- that the
Singularity is going to happen, but they do believe this issue deserves serious scientific
investigation." Runs mailing lists, an L.A.-based reading group, and attempting to organize a
conference on accelerating change.
http://www.singularitywatch.com
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KurzweilAI
Ray Kurzweil's vast megacomplex of Singularity-related material. Probably the largest Singularity
resource on the Web, and certainly the one with the coolest website (including the famed
"Ramona" spokesbot). Includes an excerpt from Kurzweil's forthcoming book, "The
Singularity Is Near."
http://www.kurzweilai.net/
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